Volume 17     Number 1       February 2009

Main Contents

1   Editorial

2    Book review: We Hold These Truths – The Hope of Monetary Reform     -by Richard C Cook

3   Notes from the Learning Curve     Bob Welham

4   SUSTAINABLE GOVERNMENT: BANKING FOR A "NEW" NEW DEAL     Ellen Brown

5   The grand bluff: private profits, social risks     Iain McKay

6   HELICOPTER BEN     Barbara’s Blog

7   THE MELTDOWN AS OPPORTUNITY     Keith Wilde

8   ON THE MELTDOWN AS AN OPPORTUNITY AS PROPOSED BY WILDE     William Krehm

9   Letter to the Editor     Clive Lord

10     Book review: Tax Justice     Ed: Matti Kohonen & Francine Mestrum

11    Coalition for Economic Justice

12    FROZEN ASSETS     Schnews

13    BANK BAILOUT — CREDIT CRUNCH — INFRASTRUCTURE RENEWAL     Richard Priestman

14    Canada’s Subprime Mortgage Headache Is Part of the Harper Legacy     W.K.

15    How India Avoided the Big Bubble     William Krehm

16    Why We Are Starting This Lead Article With An Advertisement     William Krehm

17    Bank of England to gain new powers of secrecy     Brian Leslie

18    A Subprime American Way of Fighting the Depression     W.K.

19    "Oops, We Meant $7 TRILLION!"     Ellen Brown

20    How to Resolve the Credit Crisis: Credit Where Credit is Due     Ellen Brown