Zohran Mamdani’s Bold Program for an Affordable New York City
A rundown of the Democratic mayoral nominee's policy positions.
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Soros: U.S. banks 'basically insolvent'
Just posted to Reuters; hat-tip to Bob F. Too bad that he says nationalization is "out of the question.
Massive Protests at G-20
London's Financial District is ground zero for global popular protest right now. CNN reports 4,000 protesters, burning
The Quiet Coup (Simon Johnson)
This article, which hypothesizes that an "American financial oligarchy" has (re)emerged and is turning the United States
State-Owned Bank in ND Doing Just Fine
From Mother Jones. The comment section is worth reading; some debate about whether this is the only state-owned bank in
Companies Suspending 401(k) Contributions
From the Financial Times, March 11 (hat-tip to The Automatic Earth). The article notes that the median size of a
Foreclosure Crisis Far from Over
Hat-tip to The Automatic Earth blog for this tidbit, from a recent investment fund memo. Although a majority of subprime
Sen. Webb's Prison Commission
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/03/28/webb/ plus other stuff.
WE20--The People's G20
A press release; hat-tip to Abby S. WE20 - THE PEOPLE'S G20 we20, the people's answer
Latin America's Reaction to the Crisis
The Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) has put out a nice summary of the various responses by Latin American governments
Two Items on Guadeloupe General Strike
Two items on the recent massive general strike in Guadeloupe. First, from Friday's Democracy Now!: Labor Victory in
Mike Davis on Socialism on Bill Moyers
From the folks at SolidarityEconomy.net. Video is probably available somewhere, too. Bill Moyers Talks with Mike Davis on the
The G20 Summit and Unions
From a blog I think I hadn't seen before (hat-tip to LF), Labor Is Not a Commodity. I