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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Less Down is the New Up (Carl Bloice)
Great piece by Carl Bloice in his "Left Margin" column at BlackCommentator.com: New Jobless Stats: Still "
Your Digital Converter Box
Here's how to get your digital converter box, if you haven't done so yet. But why
Hyperinflation or Deflation?
Interesting piece from Counterpunch from a couple of days ago: Is Hyper-Inflation Around the Corner? By MIKE WHITNEY | Counterpunch, 2009
Systemic Fear and Forward-Looking Finance
We have just posted the next installment of Shimshon Bichler and Jonathan Nitzan's "Contours of Crisis"
Real Unemployment Rate Now 16.4%
We just posted John Miller's article on the real unemployment rate—adjusted to include involuntarily part-time workers and
Collaborative Medicine
In the June 1 issue of the New Yorker, Dr. Atul Gawande investigates "The Cost Conundrum": why some
Congress Helped Banks Defang Key Rule
From the WSJ last week; hat-tip to Michael Perelman. Susan Pulliam and Tom McGinty | 3 June | p. A 1. Not
Analysis of Indian Election Results
From D&S collective member Smriti Rao; I am posting this belatedly: India-watchers across the world celebrated the unexpectedly
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Chrysler Sale
Ruth Bader Ginsburg put a hold on the Chrysler bankruptcy deal, potentially undermining the deal that would sell Chrysler assets
Latino Jobless Rate Jumps To 12.7% In May
A summary of today's BLS report from Bob Feldman: The official "seasonally adjusted” unemployment rate for Latino
Michael Perelman's Iraq Peace Plan
Recently posted to lbo-talk: I'm not much of a fan of Milton Friedman, but he once offered a
Grand Theft Auto (Greg Palast)
Greg Palast's take on the GM bankruptcy: Grand Theft Auto: How Stevie the Rat bankrupted GM by Greg