Issue 300

Private Equity’s Profit Charade

Private equity's seemingly high returns have been attributed to "freedom" from regulation. But, however explained, there is the question of how real the private equity profits have actually been.

Swaps Crisis

By Darwin Bondgraham

Interest rate swap deals have allowed the big banks to hold local governments and agencies hostage for tens of millions of dollars. Read more »
Taxing the Rich, from Right to Left

By John Miller

When it comes to taxing the rich, Obama’s policies are more conservative than those endorsed by France’s center-right ex-president Sarkozy. Read more »

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The Ideological Attack on Job Creation

By Marty Wolfson

Responding to Anti-Government Arguments | Order this issue or subscribe.

the regulars

the short run
ampersand Immigration
two cents Workplace Democracy | Israel/Palestine
active cultureRiding the Rails in Boston
comment Bill Black on the JOBS Act and Green Slime
in review David Graeber, Debt: The First 5,000 Years
economy in numbers Student-Loan Debt
ask dr. dollar How did the banks repay the bailout?

Mass Deportations Drain Economic Growth

Private Equity’s Profit Charade

The Private Equity Deception

Issue 300

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