When All Else Is Out of Bounds, Zap Labor
From Nixon’s wage controls to today’s interest rate hikes, the fight against inflation has targeted labor.
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Repost: More on Libor; Prison Gerrymandering; Private Equity
by Chris Sturr [Originally from July 17, 2012](1) A bit more on Libor: The Boston Globe had a piece
LIBOR Scandal; More on Swaps
(This post's "possibly irrelevant image" comes from an incredible series of Kodachrome photos at English version
Pampering Pooches, Shooting Seals
(1) Pampering Pooches Wealth inequality has reached a new high (or low): Paris Hilton’s dogs are now worth more
Occupying Student Debt
In our January/February issue, Dan Schneider profiled the Occupy Student Debt Campaign, a movement that brought attention to the
Criticism for Boston Cops Union
Last month, D&S co-editor Chris Sturr posted to this blog about the January/February 2012 issue of
New Blog Look; Move
(1) New Blog Look!: Many thanks to Angie Brandt, WordPress expert, for sprucing up our blog! Longtime readers of this
Why Bill Black Won’t be Briefing Congress about Derivatives
A guest post by William K. Black, professor of economics and law, University of Missouri at Kansas City. Cross-posted
How to (Really) End This Depression: a Response to Paul Krugman
In the May 24 New York Review of Books, Paul Krugman writes, "The truth is that recovery would be
Greece/Eurozone panel; Dying for Growth; Links
(1) Panel discussion with Mark Weisbrot, Jeffrey Frankel, and Richard Parker: I went to the panel discussion that D&
Left Forum, Mark Weisbrot, etc.
(1) Left Forum: Left Forum 2012 was a big success and a lot of fun. Most of my time was
Goldman and Greece, etc.
(1) Goldman Sachs and Greece: A piece in Bloomberg about how Goldman made a "secret loan" to Greece
New Issue! Plus Links
(1) May/June Issue: We have sent our May/June issue to our e-subscribers, and we've sent