More on UK Strikes
Strikes continued today, in spite of the largest snowfalls in 20 years. Many people do not realize how absurd the
Not All Repubs Are Against Stimulus
From the Associated Press. Note that Sarah Palin is among the Repub. governors who are, unsurprisingly, in favor of the
Fed May Gain More Financial Oversight
From the Washington Post, courtesy of Michael Perelman. Here are his thoughts on the matter: Considering that the Federal Reserve
'We're All Mercantilists Now'
So says Ambrose Evans-Pritchard. Here's a snippet: Yields on 10-year US Treasuries are 2.84pc--lower
Unrest in China: Worse Than Reported
From Yves Smith's Naked Capitalism: Sunday, February 1, 2009 Unrest in China Worse Than Widely Reported When we
Meanwhile, at the Bank of England...
From The Independent: Bank tells staff: Don't forget the lipstick, girls Anger over seminar where women employees are
'Fix Accounting, Then Fix System' (Yves Smith)
Is the Superbowl on? I am reading naked capitalism instead. Your humble blogger has been saying for some time that
UK Strikes Developments
Readers may not know that workers in Britain joined their comrades in France, Germany and elsewhere in Europe this weekend
GDP Sees Biggest Drop in 27 Years
Just in from Reuters: By Lucia Mutikani |Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:33am EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy shrank at
More AIG Bailout Bonus Bonanza
Back in November we reported that AIG had decided to give a reported half billion dollars and change to its
CEOs Want To Use Bailout $$ To Bust Unions
Great post from In One Ear and Out the Other: Wikileaks "This is the demise of a civilization,"