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Watch Wal-Mart take over the United States

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

kiwitobes has a great video timeline of the spread of Wal-Marts through out the United States. It almost reminds me, as many of the commenter have pointed out, of a virus spreading through out a population. Poetic justice I suppose.

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Watch the little year in the corner to see just how crazy things get after 1990 or so (thanks China!).

kiwitobes

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Aussies explain US sub-prime meltdown

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Clark and Dawe

Australian comedy duo Clark and Dawe tackle the current recession in the United States, explaining to the audience how the crisis began, how much damage it might actually do, and what these developments mean for international markets. Ironically, these guys have done a better job summing up the situation than I believe most American news analysts.

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