Why Banks Suck 101

This is an educational resource I put together to try to give some an introduction to the crimes of Wall Street Enjoy!

Paradigm Shift

Empathic Civilization: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7AWnfFRc7g

How banks and the rich own politics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0R_Lv_5tqI

History of banks: http://bankofamericasuck.com/

Research

How credit default swaps work (how the Great Recession began): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx_LWm6_6tA

How big banks lied and manipulated LIBOR rates (infographic): http://4closurefraud.org/2012/07/10/infographic-the-libor-candal-explained-the-largest-banking-scandal-in-history/

LIBOR rates: http://dollarsandsense.org/blog/2012/08/libor-swaps-and-the-inherently-political-nature-of-interest-rates.html

How Wall St is winning while Main St suffers: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/owss-beef-wall-street-isnt-winning-its-cheating-20111025

Matt Taibbi video about the banksters at Occupy National Gathering: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxn93Rzjem8

How the big banks act like the mafia: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-scam-wall-street-learned-from-the-mafia-20120620

Summation

Essential watching: Inside Job (http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/inside_job_2010/)

Crisis of capitalism: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOP2V_np2c0

Recent Developments

Goldman Sachs Injustice: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/08/2012810114857984434.html

HSBC & Al-Qaeda: http://www.businessinsider.com/hsbc-ties-to-al-rajhi-bank-2012-7