In an assessment of these problems, news analyst Pepe Escobar looks at the failure of regulation that precipitated the crisis and the unwillingness of U.S. government leaders to confront the magnitude of the troubles ahead.
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Escobar says the crisis is forging a “new world order” that increasingly contests the notion of U.S. dominance.
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