The Private Equity Deception
Private equity firms are a risky place to invest and their reported returns can be misleading.
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What If Chained CPI Had Been Used to Calculate COLAs Since 2002?
(I have been meaning to post Lou Reed's "Strawman." My favorite line: "Does anybody need
JPMorgan Chase and BoA, etc.
Ok, I need to get a lot of links off my plate (to mix metaphors--unless we're talking about
Pitchforks and Revolutions
I am working on a post on the JPMorgan Chase settlement and the BoA judgment, and I have a couple
The 2013 Sveriges Riksbank ("Nobel") Prize, New Economy Week, etc.
(1) New Economy Week: It's New Economy Week! Sponsored by the New Economics Institute. I have just two
Shutdown and Debt Limit, Yellen, etc.
(1) Letter from a Braves Fan to His Republican Congressman: See above--this came from NBC Sports Hardball Talk, and was
Cruz and Goldman Sachs, Pew and Pensions, etc.
(1) Ted Cruz and Goldman Sachs: Hat-tip to TM--apparently Ted Cruz, who is fulminating and filibustering against Obamacare, and who
Annual Labor Issue Posted
We are finally done (mostly) with our September/October issue. (We won't be sending it to e-subscribers until
Labor Day Roundup
A few links for Labor Day (but for the real labor day, see our May Day post): * Look for the
King, Where Are Your People Now
. (1) March on Washington anniversary: A few items on today's 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington
Quick Links
A few quick links before the weekend: * The New York Times had a good piece by Steven Greenhouse on the
Krugman on Kalecki ... and Marx
If you read the interview with Bob Pollin in our current issue, Beyond Debt and Growth, then you saw the
Frackonomics, etc.
. (1) Frackonomics: We've posted our July/August cover story, Frackonomics: The Science and Economics of the Gas Boom,