Taxing the Top
In a world in which some people keep getting way more than they need, while others can hardly get by, Robin Hood starts to look better and better.
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Two Good Pieces on Global Finance from FPIF
Two nice relatively new pieces from the good folks at Foreign Policy in Focus. Hat-tip to LF for alerting me
World Hunger Reaches 1 Billion Mark
Not because there isn’t enough food—see the last paragraph below. From the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization,
TDCotE (xi): Littlle Zakaria Dresses Like Grownup
The Dull Compulsion of the Economic (xi) A series of blog postings by D&S collective member Larry Peterson
CIA Hiring Failed Wall Street Analysts
According to the Wall Street Journal, the CIA is recruiting out of work financial analysts from Wall Street. Why would
Plunging State Income Tax Revenues
An interesting piece from Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis (a blog). States in Deep Trouble Over Plunging Income
Some Takes on the Regulatory Overhaul
Here are some assessments of the Obama administration's overhaul of financial regulation: In his front-page New York Times
The Business Press MIA Before the Crisis
From the current Columbia Journalism Review: a detailed review of whether the U.S. business press was paying attention in
Unemployment: Both a Leading and a Lagging Indicator
Unemployment has traditionally been considered a lagging indicator in a recession: the idea was that unemployment rises after economic growth
The Recession Tracks the Great Depression
From yesterday's Financial Times: The recession tracks the Great Depression By Martin Wolf | June 16 2009 Green shoots
Debt Poverty
A couple of years ago, in our July/August 2007 issue, we published a short article by Steven Pressman and
Economic Benefits of Health Care for Children
We just got this press release about a study showing the economic benefits of providing universal health coverage for children.
Perspectives on the Iranian Election
A couple of notes on the post-election scene in Iran: MRZine posted results from a poll conducted by Terror Free