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Eurozone Moves into Deflation for First Time
From The Financial Times: Eurozone inflation turns negative By Ralph Atkins in Frankfurt Financial Times Published: June 30 2009 11:
WSJ: Why Cleaning Banks' Books Is So Hard
It was almost impossible to get this without being a subscriber, so I'm reproducing it in full (here&
Steep Increase In Fannie/Freddie Delinquencies
This is bad news: Fannie and Freddie mainly deal in prime, not subprime, mortgages. Job losses are the culprit. From
More Background on Coup in Honduras
As the situation in Honduras continues to unfold in unexpected ways, we recommend reading the posts from the America'
Another chance to see Steve Early
If you can't make it to Cambridge tonight to see Steve Early talk about his new book, Embedded
Economists on Iran
The Union for Radical Political Economics (URPE) has recently updated its Web page on Iran. The site features URPE members
TONIGHT: Steve Early on unions --- Boston-area event
Meet the author of Embedded with Organized Labor: Journalistic Reflections on the Class War at Home A new book by
Background on Military Coup in Honduras
The Honduran military has forcibly taken President Manuel Zelaya and put him on a plane to Costa Rica. Two very
Bloomberg Preview: June Unemployment
They see a loss of .2% for the month, which will take it up to 9.6%, and attribute the
On The Situation In Iran
First, a piece by Slavoj Zizek, turned down by the New York Times, which was posted on LBO talk. Second,
2 On Subprime/Mortgage Mess
First, a link to Doug Henwood's latest (June 25th) radio program, which features an excellent interview with Alyssa
Giovanni Arrighi: Internationalist par excellence (1937-2009)
An obituary by Salimah Valiani for the left economic sociologist Giovanni Arrighi, who died on June 18th. It is originally