Trade, Tariffs, and Soybeans
Trump has consistently claimed that exporters, those countries who are “ripping us off,” are paying the tariffs. However, the actual data tell a different story.
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Fast Food and Healh Care Reform
This Boston Phoenix review of the new film Food, Inc. contains much many people already know (it's nice
Incomes Surge, Wages and Salaries Fall
This is entirely due to the administration's one off $250 payments to various groups receiving government benefits like
Yet Another Thing The City Can Be Proud Of
From The Financial Times. Reminded me of Karl Marx's immortal New York Tribune piece on the Duchess of
Monbiot on Climate Change Bill
Obama should really change his slogan to "Yes, We Can't". I suspect this sort of thing
Obama in His Labyrinth
From the Financial Times: Deficit disorder By Edward Luce Published: June 25 2009 19:53 | Last updated: June 25 2009
UN Summit on the Financial Crisis
The G8 will meet in early July in the Italian town of L'Aquila, in a less luxurious setting
Rebound ... in Bankers' Pay
From the New York Times (6/23): The Times doesn’t say whether or not these figures are inflation-adjusted. But
Two More Items on Reform of Financial Regulation
Two more items on the Obama administration's proposed reforms of financial regulation. First, one by William Greider in
Two Views of the Crisis
A brief, clear comparison from Simon Johnson on the Baseline Scenario blog: Go to the original blog for links, including
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