Emerging South

Nouriel Roubini was on Charlie Rose yesterday, you can't miss the video below. I've been a fan of Roubini since I read this interview in the New York Times in 2006. We've been a subcriber of RGE Monitor ever since.  Personally I believe nominating the man as Treasury Secretary could be the best the US (and the world) could wish for at this stage, but I realize this is idle hope at times when the US is swinging on the "Palin factor".

In times like these, one notices that Belgian mainstream media cannot provide a real opinion; they can barely replicate uncoherent threads from abroad; I prefer insights which lead to foresight.  One need to turn to Charlie Rose, The Frontline or Bill Moyers to get mainstream news which is worth the name. 
Example: the Brazilian crash of '98, anybody?  Frontline will refresh your mind in a blink of an eye; and you'll understand immediately why Brazil is harnessed against the current crisis; they have their "lessons learned" still top of mind.