Here's a flashback of the Headlines in 2008, there's plenty more .. but here's a few of them. . By Zack Beauchamp and Judd Legum on Sep 4, 2012 at 11:40 am STOCK SHOCK FELT ROUND THE WORLD. Gets ‘nasty’ as Lehman tanks, Merrill vanishes, AIG wobbles [New York Daily News, September 16, 2008] Depression Coming? Boil Some Beans; Ladies Who Quilt Give Tips On Surviving Tough Times [Albuquerque Journal, September 21, 2008] One day on the brink On Wednesday, it seemed U.S. economy might collapse [St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 21, 2008] ‘Great Depression’ closer than U.S. admits, report finds [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, September 27, 2008] Will Bush become the new Hoover? [Politico, September 19, 2008] Developers bend under housing meltdown [Colorado Springs Gazette, September 27, 2008] Depression seen possible [Florida News-Press, September 27, 2008] Wall Street Meltdown Continues [CNN, September 17, 2008] Is It Really the Next ‘Great Depression’? [NPR, September 19, 2008] Behind Closed Doors, Warnings of Calamity [The New York Times, September 20, 2008] http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/economic-crisis.jpg More ... http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/09/04/792141/are-we-better-off-10-headlines-from-september-2008/