$700 Billion Bailout: The Halliburton-ization of the Treasury

Don't miss Naomi's Rolling Stone feature article, "The Bailout Profiteers." Naomi examines how the Bush administration's $700 billion plan for Wall Street is starting to mirror Iraq's Green Zone, with private contractors running the show and conflicts of interest run rampant. On newsstands this Friday.In the meantime, those looking for analysis of the bailout and the financial crisis can listen to Naomi on The Brian Lehrer Show.

She lays out how the US Treasury bailout is vastly inferior to the deal struck in the UK—and listen up for her recommendation for the next U.S. Treasury Secretary. You can also watch Naomi's recent appearance at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. In this onstage conversation with author Stephen Elliot, Naomi discussed how the financial crisis will impact the next U.S. president, and what people can do now to get ready for the next dose of the shock doctrine. After next Tuesday, Naomi says, "what’s going to happen is we are going to be asked to sacrifice the dreams of actually moving to a sustainable ecological model on the altar of this crisis."