America is doing better than: * Russia * ruble has lost 1/3 it's value * Open nesting dolls find Russians living inside * Putin met day of dissent with "day of releasing wolves into crowds" * Ethiopia * Starbucks will delay opening of * Zimbabwe * saddled with corruption, inflation, cholera epidemic * celebrated Mugabe's birthday * America is not an emerging marking * America is a submerging market * if America is a Third World country, Dr. Colbert will have to wear a gourd on his penis (again) * or liking soccer * won't feel bad about keeping UNICEF money he's collected * former chief economist for the IMF, Simon Johnson * baselinescenario.com * America's economy was run by oligarchs * in times of c