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Video: The Crisis of Credit Visualized

Sat, May 2, 2009 at 3:50 pm PDT

This is an excellent video presentation on the credit crisis, created by designer Jonathan Jarvis. [Video] Here’s Jarvis’ description of the project, from his website: The Crisis of Credit Visualized distills the economic crisis into a short and simple story by giving it form. It is also argues that ...

Economy, Finance, Business, Financial Crisis, Credit, Investments, Banking

Financial Crisis Watch

Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 2:56 pm PDT

Spiegel Online has an interview with former International Monetary Fund chief economist Kenneth Rogoff about the financial crisis: Interview With Ex-IMF Chief Economist: Banks Won’t Be as Profitable in Future. Kenneth Rogoff: It’s the worst financial crisis since World War II — there’s really no hyperbole anymore. At the ...

LGF, Business, Finance, Banking

The Joy of Sharia, Coming to a Bank Near You

Sun, Nov 4, 2007 at 3:11 pm PST

The Boston Globe has a glowing article on the wondrous new world of sharia-compliant finance. Now the industry is broadening its reach, from oil-rich Middle Eastern royalty to the middle class, raising the prospect that the impact of Islamic finance could be felt well outside the Muslim faith. More ...

LGF, Islam, Sharia, Shari'a, Islamic Law, Banking, Finance, Economics

Muslim Woman Demands Right to Be Oppressed While Banking

Thu, Nov 1, 2007 at 7:54 pm PDT

Get ready for CAIR’s next whinefest: California Bank Refuses to Open Account for Muslim Woman Wearing Headscarf.

LGF, Islam, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Banking