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Thoughts on Republic Windows and Doors
Our next-door office pals, United for a Fair Economy, just held a brown bag lunch meeting with some of the
BoA on Ropes Again: $20 Bn Lifeline Not Enough
From Bloomberg: Bank of America Slides to 1984 Levels on Concern for Capital By David Mildenberg Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) Bank
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: Worst Over?
This reckoning is interesting coming from the noted bear: Recession: glimmers of hope? The first glimmers of hope are starting
Playing Chicken with the Fed, by John Kemp
This Reuters piece contains a lot of rather technical, but important information : February 4th, 2009 Playing chicken with the Fed
Yves Smith on Post Piece on Bad Banks
From her outstanding blog, Naked Capitalism: Wednesday, February 4, 2009 The Bad Bank Assets Proposal: Even Worse Than You Imagined
Planned layoffs in January hit 7-year high
From Reuters today. It will be interesting to see what Friday's non-farm payroll numbers say. NEW YORK (Reuters)
Beneath the Daschle Flap
Interesting piece by David Sirota that gives background to the Daschle flap. Hat-tip to D&S collective member Ben
Recovery bill doesn't even cover basic needs
Another economic snapshot from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). See the original for a look at their nifty graphic.
Tough Times for Older Americans
A new report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) details the difficult position of older Americans in the recession. With
The Whole World Is Rioting--Why Aren't We?
A nice piece by Joshua Holland, economics editor over at AlterNet, and sometime D&S author. Hat-tip to D&
Lotteries Are A Form Of Unjust Taxation
Nice piece by D&S's old friend Rick Wolff on lotteries. From Monthly Review Lotteries, now run
Taxes? Too Busy, Busy, Busy!
From today's Washington Post. Besides the Vonnegut reference, the other best bit is toward the end: Yoffe quotes