Metal of the Past, Metal of the Future
Copper, the first metal worked by humans, will be crucial to decarbonization, and could be the path to a Chinese Century.
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Federal government trails 23 states on minimum wage
The latest Economic Snapshot from the Economic Policy Institute: The second part of a multi-stage hike in the federal
We're not keeping up
This is from our pal J-P Ferguson: There's a good story by Louis Uchitelle, one of the
IMF = Death
A new study in the journal PLoS of Medicine by Cambridge researcher David Stuckler reports that the rise in rates
Companies Get $100 Million In SBA Contracts They Don't Deserve
According to the Washington Post, a new GAO report identifies over $100 million in Small Business Administration contracts that have
A Stronger Social Safety Net Would Free the Fed
This is from the Wall Street Journal's Real Time Economics column: Read the whole article.
Statement on the Bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
A statement from Dean Baker of the Center for Economics and Policy Research: Read the full statement.
Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, Revisited
The bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that was announced yesterday was predictable. In fact, D&S collective
G-8 Crisis: Failing to Fight Food Prices
This weeks meeting of the G-8 Industrial nation’s leaders concluded with a statement pledging action on, in part,
Unemployment and Production Stagnation
According to recent reports on unemployment, the U.S. economy shed an additional 62,000 jobs in June bring the
Victory on unemployment insurance!
This just in from our friends at the Economic Policy Institute: After months of campaigning by EPI and allied groups,
The Doctors' Revolt
Ida Hellander, executive director of Physicians for a National Health Program, emailed us recently with praise for Paying More, Getting
Repackaging Globalization
The 15th World Congress of the International Economic Association (IEA) kicked off a five day convention yesterday, June 25th, entitled