Back Story
WHY CRANES?
Crane Collapse #1 in NY Times)
And #2
The New York Daily News puts the crane accidents in Context
WHY WILLIAMSBURG?
David Amsden’s article in NY Magazine, The Billyburg Bust
UNDERSTANDING THE COLLAPSE
Deep History: The first BoomCrash (Tulips. Holland. 1636)
A good explanation of the mechanics of this BoomCrash can be heard on This American Life
For more on how the debt industry (banking) screwed everybody, here’s an article from Harpers Magazine
