Fighting Climate Change in Portlandia
Not only is failure not an option, those fighting to avert cataclysmic climate change have achieved important successes worthy of celebrating.
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Delasantellis on Foreclosure Endgame
He has some great observations about US politics setting the upper middle class against the working and lower classes as
Job Creation Proposal from 1973
From Bob Feldman: Perlo's 1973 Alternative Jobs Creation Proposal Revisited Most hip anti-war people in the United States
Rich Americans Suing UBS
From yesterday's Times—interesting ongoing case about the Swiss bank UBS, the world's largest private bank,
Eastern Europe's Economies Tanking
From RGE Monitor, Nouriel Roubini's outfit. Who knew that the Baltic countries have been running current account deficits
Economic Ignorance (Michael Yates)
A great post from Michael Yates' blog. Michael Steele is a Nitwit and Wolf Blitzer is a Jackass Economic
CEOs Not Worried About Pay Caps
As they say, it's good to be a Bankster. From the WSJ the most stringent restrictions likely would
Diamonds No Longer De Beers Best Friend
Diamond behemoth De Beers has announced that it is shutting down all its mines, something that hasn't happened
Detroit Houses Going For $7,500
Actually, $7,500 is the median price of a home sold in Detroit in December, so many went for even
UAW Reaches Deal With Ford
From the wires. Ford hasn't received bailout money, but pressed the union for concessions because they didn'
AMEX Takes Bailout, Boots Customers
Like other credit card companies that have received bailout billions, AMEX is hiking fees, penalties, and interest rates. Now the
Lines Swell At Food Banks
Another sobering sign of the times from the Times. Highlights both the lack of a safety net in the United
Dean Baker on C-Span 2
Dean Baker was on C-Span 2 this weekend; you can view the segment online, here. Hat-tip to Joel H. Here&