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Employee Free Choice Act Info Page
The Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) has put together an excellent resource page on the Employee Free Choice Act. The
Class of 2009: Take Low-Skilled Jobs
From today's Guardian, a report on job prospects of UK university graduates. It's bound to be
Geithner Plan Smackdown Wrap
From Yves Smith at Naked Capitalism: I cannot recall a major US policy initiative being met with as much immediate
Geithner Prevailed In Bailout To Protect CEOs
According to a report in the International Herald Tribune, Treasury Secretary (as of Tuesday) Geithner won over an internal battle
Curcuit City Bosses Ask For Bonuses!
Chutzpah has a new definition. Execs of bankrupt company demand bonuses or threaten to quit! Rest of story here.
The Dull Compulsion of the Economic (ii)
Links: (1) Japan and Latvia rack up whopping double-digit 4Q annualized GDP declines. That's two trade-loving nations in
Prison Fees Proposed in Massachusetts
Here is a rather lame article (because not very balanced) from the Milford (Mass.) Daily News by Lois Ahrens of
Job Losses Compared
Dollars & Sense collective member and Bentley University economist Bryan Snyder sent us this rather disturbing graph, based on Bureau
Collins Cuts Women's Jobs from Stimulus
Economist Heidi Hartmann at the Institute for Women's Policy Research has analyzed the compromise stimulus package that came
Immigrants Bring Big Bucks For Jails
The federal government pays sheriffs $90 a day to hold immigrants awaiting deportation. Some sheriffs are aggressively lobbying to have
More Hindrance Than Help?
From Reuters: Fannie, Freddie to channel mortgage rescue: sources Sun Feb 8, 2009 1:50pm EST Reuters By Patrick Rucker
Nutrition, Personal Finance, Political Economy
It's time to pick on Ron Lieber again; he writes the New York Times business section's