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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Banks That Got TARP $ Reduced Lending
From Yves Smith at naked capitalism; hat-tip to LP. I just realized that the name of the blog may be
The Current Recession vs. 1982 (M. Yates)
Excerpt from an interesting post from Michael Yates's blog, Cheap Motels and a Hotplate: An Economist's
Towns Sad to See Prisons Go (WSJ)
From today's WSJ. In an earlier post we reported some people's speculation that state and local
Obama Plans To Tighten Financial Rules
From The New York Times: January 25, 2009 Obama Plans Fast Action to Tighten Financial Rules By STEPHEN LABATON WASHINGTON
Britain Is Facing Return of Three-Day Week
Another from the Independent: Britain is facing return of three-day week Shorter hours would be preferable to mass unemployment, say
Meanwhile, in China...
From The Observer: China fears riots will spread as boom goes sour Today millions will leave the cities to return
Icelanders Force Change
Of regime, anyway. But it's a hopeful sign that more people even in developed, consumerist societies aren'
EFCA: Missing the Forest for the Trees?
Interesting Washington Monthly piece, courtesy again of LBO Talk. Here's the conclusion (one that reinforces much of what
Bankers Try To Quote Marx
And are as inept at that as they have been in analyzing Collateralized Debt Obligations. A post from Doug Henwood&
Bankruptcy Doesn't Mean No Bonus
Merrill Lynch is under NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's spotlight after doling out billions in year-end bonuses just
California Unemployment Spikes
If California were a country, it's GDP would place it among the 10 largest nation's in
Merrill CEO Shopped While Company Burned
From the Daily Beast: In early 2008, just as Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain was preparing to slash expenses, cut