not so funny now


Found this at Crooks and Liars. I have no idea who Peter Schiff is but it’s worth watching the clip just for the reaction of the financial experts when, a year or so ago, he suggests that the bubble of the American economy is about to burst. In some of the segments, the other guests are openly laughing at him. It’s quite astonishing.

Jeff Sparrow

Jeff Sparrow is a writer, editor, broadcaster and Walkley award-winning journalist. He is a former columnist for Guardian Australia, a former Breakfaster at radio station 3RRR, and a past editor of Overland. His most recent book is a collaboration with Sam Wallman called Twelve Rules for Strife (Scribe). He works at the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne.

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