The Private Equity Deception
Private equity firms are a risky place to invest and their reported returns can be misleading.
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Copenhagen Climate Talks
The long-awaited talks start today, with progressives mostly pessimistic about the outcome. Bill McKibben makes a case for pessimism at
10% Unemployed: Change We Can Believe In?
Just about everyone was caught off guard by the November employment reports, which indicated that the US unemployment rate had
Mason Gaffney on the U.S. Economy
The first part of an interview with Mason Gaffney, who was interviewed by Kevin Press for SunLife Financial's
Bernanke's Re-Confirmation Testimony
With opposition from the left (from Bernie Sanders, who promised to put an "official hold" on a floor
The Numbers Behind the Troop Increase
From the indispensable National Priorities Project: President Barack Obama is making a major policy speech on Afghanistan tonight. According to
Arming Goldman With Pistols Against Public
From Bloomberg; hat-tip to Taki M. When did Bloomberg get so radical? Will they be joining us at the barricades
Housing Meltdown, Ground Zero (Andy Kroll)
The latest from TomDispatch. Here's Tom's introduction to the article: And here's the beginning
The Fed Must Counteract Asset Bubbles
From the folks at SAFER (The Economists' Committee for Stable, Accountable, Fair, and Efficient Financial Reform), which is a
Millionaires and Mass Transit
Happy Thanksgiving! Now that the bird is in the oven, I have time for a quick post. This is from
Bank Failures Send FDIC Into the Red
There are no green shoots at the FDIC, only red ink. And it's going to get worse before
Economists Urge Passage of Health Reform
From the Center for American Progress Action Fund In Letter, Economists - Including 3 Nobel Laureates - Say Passing Health
Tax Cuts and the California Education Crisis
From Peter Phillips, founder of Project Censored: The Higher Education Fiscal Crisis Protects the Wealthy Rachel Keeler with Dollars &