Economic crisis continues

This video from the USA says about itself:

The Communist Manifesto illustrated by cartoons. This is an homage to the latent subversiveness of cartoons.

Though U.S. cartoons are usually thought of as conveyors of capitalist ideologies of consumerism and individualism, Drew observes: “Somehow as an avid childhood fan of cartoons, these ideas were secondary to a more important lesson—that of the ‘trickster’ nature of many characters as they mocked, outwitted and defeated their more powerful adversaries. In the classic cartoon, brute strength and heavy artillery are no match for wit and humor, and justice always prevails. For me, it was natural to link my own childhood concept of subversion with an established, more articulate version [Marx and Engels’ Communist Manifesto]. Mickey running over the globe has new meaning in today’s mediascape, in which Disney controls one of the largest concentrations of media.”

The economic crisis continues.

US markets plummet as banks falter and world slump deepens: here.

California in dire financial straits: here.

British government mounts new bank bailout amid warnings of economic collapse: here.