The High Costs of the Cloud
Data centers make “the cloud” tangible. The supposed benefits—such as jobs—might not be.
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Systemic Fear and Forward-Looking Finance
We have just posted the next installment of Shimshon Bichler and Jonathan Nitzan's "Contours of Crisis"
Real Unemployment Rate Now 16.4%
We just posted John Miller's article on the real unemployment rate—adjusted to include involuntarily part-time workers
Collaborative Medicine
In the June 1 issue of the New Yorker, Dr. Atul Gawande investigates "The Cost Conundrum": why some
Congress Helped Banks Defang Key Rule
From the WSJ last week; hat-tip to Michael Perelman. Susan Pulliam and Tom McGinty | 3 June | p. A 1.
Analysis of Indian Election Results
From D&S collective member Smriti Rao; I am posting this belatedly: India-watchers across the world celebrated the
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Chrysler Sale
Ruth Bader Ginsburg put a hold on the Chrysler bankruptcy deal, potentially undermining the deal that would sell Chrysler assets
Latino Jobless Rate Jumps To 12.7% In May
A summary of today's BLS report from Bob Feldman: The official "seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Latino
Michael Perelman's Iraq Peace Plan
Recently posted to lbo-talk: I'm not much of a fan of Milton Friedman, but he once offered
Grand Theft Auto (Greg Palast)
Greg Palast's take on the GM bankruptcy: Grand Theft Auto: How Stevie the Rat bankrupted GM by Greg
Geithner Couldn't Sell Home (NY Post)
From today's New York Post (and AP): The real estate market's troubles are hitting close to
April-to-May Job Loss: 532,000
The ADP National Employment Report covers "nonfarm private employment" and comes out a bit in advance of Bureau
Mayor of Lansing Defends Autoworkers
While we're posting items on the auto industry--here is this video from December that I missed. It&