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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More Homespun Wisdom from the Village Idiots
From The Huffington Post (click on link for video). I suppose you could, to be charitable, put it down to
The Empire and the Robots
From The Hindu. Fidel claims that those lacking health insurance in the United States are "mostly blacks and Latinos&
Wednesday's Indicators
Today's important indicators focus on trends in or affecting the US labor market. The ADP US private-sector
Crisis Impact on US Cities
From The Financial Times. Worthy of note: Recession hits US cities' finances By Nicole Bullock in New York Financial
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