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'Fix Accounting, Then Fix System' (Yves Smith)
Is the Superbowl on? I am reading naked capitalism instead. Your humble blogger has been saying for some time that
UK Strikes Developments
Readers may not know that workers in Britain joined their comrades in France, Germany and elsewhere in Europe this weekend
GDP Sees Biggest Drop in 27 Years
Just in from Reuters: By Lucia Mutikani |Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:33am EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy shrank
More AIG Bailout Bonus Bonanza
Back in November we reported that AIG had decided to give a reported half billion dollars and change to its
CEOs Want To Use Bailout $$ To Bust Unions
Great post from In One Ear and Out the Other: Wikileaks "This is the demise of a civilization,"
What's the Matter with Michigan?
What's the Matter with Michigan? The Rise and Collapse of an Economic Wonder Mason Gaffney, Groundswell Nov-Dec 2008
Kristof: Apologist for Sweatshops
When I saw Nicholas Kristof's column on sweatshops last week (Where Sweatshops Are a Dream), I just rolled
Capitalism's 60 Year Itch
Then again, many of these forecasters were probably saying, six months ago, that this would be a mild recession. From
Jeff Sachs: There Is No Alternative...?
To a massive public stake in the economy? It sure seems like that's what the eminent free-marketeer of
Bonuses--Not Wages--Sticky Downwards?
From The Times: The Times January 29, 2009 Wall Street bankers keep two-thirds of bonuses Christine Seib in New York
Capital Theory (Sans Capital?)
This piece from the Financial Times reveals the intricate contortions economic journalists are facing in a world of overwhelming state