Closures and Layoffs (Feb. 8-14)
The latest from Mark Heschmeyer at CoStar Group. A Weekly Report on Future Corporate Downsizings By Mark Heschmeyer | February 11,
Looting Social Security
From The Nation, by sometime-D&S author William Greider: By William Greider | February 11, 2009 Governing elites in
WSJ Fires Researchers
The Wall Street Journal has given notice to its in-house library/research staff that they are being let go.
Companies Fighting Unemployment Claims
From the Washington Post: Out of Work and Challenged on Benefits, Too In Record Numbers, Employers Move to Block Unemployment
Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Film
Rick Wolff, professor of economics at UMass-Amherst and author of Capitalism Hits the Fan, which ran in our November/
China to stick with US bonds (FT)
From yesterday's Financial Times; hat-tip to Larry P. for this. The money quote is from Luo Ping,
Employee Free Choice Act Info Page
The Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) has put together an excellent resource page on the Employee Free Choice Act. The
Class of 2009: Take Low-Skilled Jobs
From today's Guardian, a report on job prospects of UK university graduates. It's bound to be
Geithner Plan Smackdown Wrap
From Yves Smith at Naked Capitalism: I cannot recall a major US policy initiative being met with as much immediate
Geithner Prevailed In Bailout To Protect CEOs
According to a report in the International Herald Tribune, Treasury Secretary (as of Tuesday) Geithner won over an internal battle
Curcuit City Bosses Ask For Bonuses!
Chutzpah has a new definition. Execs of bankrupt company demand bonuses or threaten to quit! Rest of story here.
The Dull Compulsion of the Economic (ii)
Links: (1) Japan and Latvia rack up whopping double-digit 4Q annualized GDP declines. That's two trade-loving