Essential readings 4/22

• 10 reasons why Wall Street has absolute power over American democracy – MarketWatch
• Great depression 2 by 2011 - MarketWatch
• The Quiet Coup – Simon Johnson, The Atlantic
• The Big Takeover – Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
• America close to tipping point
• A View from the Inside – BaseLine Scenario
• Saturday stock market strategy – see also The Setup in the US Equity Markets