Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. PREFACE xi
4. Introduction 1
5. PART ONE: E PLURIBUS INC.
6. 1. The Danger and Necessity of Banks 7
7. 2. A Cheat upon Somebody 12
8. 3. Inc. 19
9. 4. The Civil War Tames Currency 35
10. 5. Sunshine Charlie 45
11. 6. Radio, Rayon, and Retail Credit 50
12. 7. If It Seems Too Good to Be True ... 59
13. 8. Crash and Contagion 72
14. 9. Tickled with Poverty 93
15. 10. Moral Hazard 104
16. PART TWO: A WONDERFUL LIFE: SOCIALISM FOR THE RICH
17. 11. Zombie Banks 113
18. 12. The American Home: Safeguard of American Liberties 130
19. 13. Financial Cocaine 141
20. 14. Cover-Up and Bailout 155
21. 15. Russia Defaults 165
22. 16. The Committee to Save the World 181
23. 17. Dysfunctional Oversight 187
24. 18. Enron: The Emperor’s New Clothes 195
25. PART THREE: ILL-GOTTEN GAIN: BOOM, BUST, AND THE GREAT RECESSION
26. 19. Tent City 215
27. 20. Financial Magic 225
28. 21. The Subprime Prisoner’s Dilemma 242
29. 22. Feds Tell States: Shut Up, Sit Down 255
30. 23. A Number Out of the Air 267
31. PART FOUR: COCKROACHES IN THE KITCHEN
32. 24. Fake Accounts 299
33. 25. Who Should Own a Bank 316
34. NOTES 329
35. BIBLIOGRAPHY 357
36. INDEX 407