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China To TIGHTEN Credit
They did this in the run-up to the crash, too. And were blamed for it then. Article contains a distressing
The Two Piracies in Somalia
Democracy Now! had an interesting segment today shedding some light on the root causes of piracy off the coast of
Frank Rich on Larry Summers
A follow-up on the last post (about Harvard money managers lost $11bn): Frank Rich's column in Sunday'
How Harvard Lost $11 Billion
Forbes has an interesting breakdown of how the financial wizards running Harvard University's endowment lost an estimated $11
'A New Way Forward'--Demos Today
Sorry for the late notice about this. It looks like all the demos start at 2pm ET and 11am PT,
'Bailout Funds' to 'Allow' Main Street to Invest
Yesterday's New York Times had this article about the Obama administration's proposal to have mutual-fund-style "
Poverty Is Bad For Your Health
In the January/February 2008 interview with Ichiro Kawachi, a professor of social epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public
Auto Dealers In Dire Straits
Auto dealers are feeling the pain of the car market meltdown particularly hard. In the first quarter of 2009, 271
Time To Shift the Tax Burdon Back
A new report from the Institute for Policy Studies shows how the rich have shifted the tax burden onto the
Taxpayers On the Hook For Up To $10.9 Trillion
Although the final bill will probably be less, Reuters has pulled together all the current and potential (i.e. authorized
Housing Meltdown Leads To More Bankruptcies
From EPI. Hardly surprising, but the numbers are still very striking: Economic Snapshot for April 8, 2009 Housing collapse drives
Tarp for Failing Insurers But Not for Car Cos
Although the Treasury Dept won't be extending TARP financing to troubled automakers Chrysler and GM because they cannot