Zohran Mamdani’s Bold Program for an Affordable New York City
In a shocking upset, socialist Zohran Mamdani bested former governor Andrew Cuomo in the June 24 New York City mayoral
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Plunging State Income Tax Revenues
An interesting piece from Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis (a blog). States in Deep Trouble Over Plunging Income
Some Takes on the Regulatory Overhaul
Here are some assessments of the Obama administration's overhaul of financial regulation: In his front-page New York Times
The Business Press MIA Before the Crisis
From the current Columbia Journalism Review: a detailed review of whether the U.S. business press was paying attention in
Unemployment: Both a Leading and a Lagging Indicator
Unemployment has traditionally been considered a lagging indicator in a recession: the idea was that unemployment rises after economic growth
The Recession Tracks the Great Depression
From yesterday's Financial Times: The recession tracks the Great Depression By Martin Wolf | June 16 2009 Green shoots
Debt Poverty
A couple of years ago, in our July/August 2007 issue, we published a short article by Steven Pressman and
Economic Benefits of Health Care for Children
We just got this press release about a study showing the economic benefits of providing universal health coverage for children.
Perspectives on the Iranian Election
A couple of notes on the post-election scene in Iran: MRZine posted results from a poll conducted by Terror Free
The Ending of America's Financial-Military Empire
Just posted at Counterpunch; hat-tip to Ben C.: By MICHAEL HUDSON | June 15th The city of Yekaterinburg, Russia's
Back to the Trough for Happy Piglets
A comment from Morningstaronline.co.uk; hat-tip to Bob F.: And it's back to the trough Friday 12
Less Down is the New Up (Carl Bloice)
Great piece by Carl Bloice in his "Left Margin" column at BlackCommentator.com: New Jobless Stats: Still "
Your Digital Converter Box
Here's how to get your digital converter box, if you haven't done so yet. But why