The Private Equity Deception
Private equity firms are a risky place to invest and their reported returns can be misleading.
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Suskind on Obama via DeLong
Brad DeLong posted these very interesting excerpts from Ron Suskind's new book Confidence Men on his blog: Maybe
Documentary about Gene Sharp--3pm Sunday in Boston
Gene Sharp Biopic: This Sunday at the Boston Film Festival is the Boston premier of a biopic about Gene Sharp,
Rank-and-File Economics | 9/11 | Ponzi | Floods
(1) Rank-and-File Economics: I have just posted the cover story from our Sept/Oct 2011 Annual Labor Issue, Rank-and-File Economics:
Annual Labor Issue!
(1) Annual Labor Issue! Our September/October 2011 issue has been printed and is shipping out now. E-subscribers have already
E.P.A. | Boeing | N.L.R.B.
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S&P, the Fed, IKEA, etc.
This is going to be a quick series of links--it's a beautiful day out and I want to
Jobs Report, Murdoch and Unions, etc.
(1) BLS July Jobs Report: The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Employment Situation Summary today, and it is pretty
Satan Sandwich; Boeing; Meteorologists
(1) Debt Deal as a "Satan Sandwich": As Vishay Prashad reports in a good article on the debt
Debt Ceiling, Prisoners, Norway, etc.
(1) Fortress Europe and Europeans Against Multiculturalism: A couple of links relevant to the atrocious attack last Friday in Norway,
Weisbrot and Epitropoulos on Greece
A Call from Mike-Frank Epitropoulos: Mike Epitropoulos, author of Greece as a Demonstration Project (Dollars & Sense, May/June 2010)
Murdoch, Gang of Six, etc.
(1) Laffer's Latest Curve-ball: Subscriber Kris W. alerted us that the dumb op-ed Arthur Laffer co-wrote for the
Purloined Trillions, etc.
(1) Thanks! It looks like we got a bunch of orders and donations after my last blog post (Shameless Plugs)