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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Economist Honored for Income Inequality Work
Berkeley economics and public policy prof Emmanuel Saez was awarded the John Bates Clark medal last week. The award recognizes
Tax Havens and the Financial Crisis
From offshore havens to financial centers, banking secrecy faces scrutiny.
Corporate America's Counter-Stimulus Strategy
Firms decide to shut profitable plants while spurning buyers.
Can Steel Be Saved?
The old–line manufacturing industries will be the last to feel economic recovery. Blue collar unemployment remains high, and Reagan’
Sen. Durbin: Bankers 'Own' Congress
From Glenn Greenwald's blog at Salon.com; hat-tip to LF: Thursday April 30, 2009 05:35 EDT Top
Chrysler to File for Bankruptcy
The big banks went for the deal, but the hedge funds wouldn't budge. Now it's headed
NAFTA Flu?
From an interview with Robert Wallace, a geographer who has studied avian flu, on Democracy Now!. Hat-tip to LF. The
Yes, Things Are Really Bad
Another fabulously depressing economic snapshot from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI): GDP Picture
Is Factory Pig Farming To Blame For Swine Flu?
In the face of what may soon become a global pandemic, the pork industry has begun lobbying to have officials