Monbiot on the Most Recent Climate Science
From The Guardian: We're pumping out CO2 to the point of no return. It's time to
Gordon Brown on the Pittsburgh G20 Meeting
World leaders meet in Pittsburg in three weeks to try to provide some sort of binding rules for international banking.
On Japan's Elections
First, A couple of pieces from today's Financial Times. This one focuses on the "business community'
New Head of Senate Banking Committee
And he's a beut. More change you have to see to believe. From Huffington Post: Banks' Favorite
Doug Henwood on Teddy Kennedy
From Doug Henwood's blog, LBO News. De mortuis: Teddy Kennedy and deregulation According to just about everybody, Teddy
On the Usefulness of Economics In Tough Times
This Washington Post article speaks for itself. Note that Alan Greenspan apprears to be a devotee. Needless to say, perhaps,
On the Profitability of the TARP
Two views. First, Daniel Gross. Then, Yves Smith. I'm with Smith. Even if *some* pecuniary benefit eventually accrues
One Forgotten Indicator: Restaurant Sales
Calculated Risk discusses the 23rd consecutive month of depression for restaurant sales. Restaurant sales performed heroically during the bubble, and
E-books, Content, Advertising and Hardware
Emerging relations between, and implications for big media, discussed in this Financial Times article. E-book advocates highlight content evolution By
Weekly Indicator Outlook/Monday's Indicators
First, setting the tone for market performance as the week starts is a Shanghai stockmarket loss of no less than
4 Years after Hurricane Katrina
Grand Casino, Biloxi, MS, five months after Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Mississippi. On August 29, 2005, the eye of
US Personal Consumption/GDP NOT 70% GDP
Or so Michael Mandel insists. From his Economics Unbound/World Economy Blog: Economics Unbound Get It Straight: Consumer Spending is