What’s Crypto Good For? Corruption, Exploitation, and Billions for Insiders
As with the subprime lending crisis, crypto appears to be more of an example of predatory inclusion than enhancing financial access.
Tom Engelhart's last post of the year over at TomDispatch, is In Nightmares Begin Responsibilities: Why War Will Take No Holiday in 2010. It's a great one! Here's a tidbit:
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And from a few days ago at TomDispatch, an excellent account of the cost of the surge in Afghanistan, by Jo Comerford. Here's Tom's introduction: