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Strapped States Rethink Prison Policy
From the Associated Press; hat-tip to Steven L. Robinson at lbo-talk. I have to say, we've heard this
More GM Loan Fine Print: UAW Can't Strike
Yesterday we reported that newly disclosed details of the Bush emergency loan to GM included clauses forcing the automaker to
Where the Money Is (Baker via Herbert)
Bob Herbert's column today is on the financial transaction tax proposed by Dean Baker, among others. You can
How the Madoff Mess Hits Women (Salon.com)
Interesting piece from Nancy Goldstein at Salon; hat-tip to Lois Ahrens of the Real Cost of Prisons Project. The first
GM Borrows, UAW Pays
GM CEO Rick Wagoner says that the $13.4 billion in U.S. government loans it has received should get
Bank earnings may be 'frightful' (Reuters)
Informative article just posted to the Reuters website; hat-tip to Larry P. By Jonathan Stempel | Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:
Middle-Class Policy Myopia
With all the talk about support for the middle class in this country, it's instructive to remember that
CBPP on Homeless Families
NUMBER OF HOMELESS FAMILIES CLIMBING DUE TO RECESSION: Recovery Package Should Include New Housing Vouchers and Other Measures to Prevent
A 'Kinder, Gentler' Ruling Class? NOT!
At least if this Nation article is any indication, crisis or no. Tidbits: "I get the sense that this
Roubini's 'Triple Whammy'
Originally published in Foreign Policy, Nouriel Roubini concisely states his grounds for severe pessimism regarding a quick potential recovery. The
Black Male Jobless Rate In Dec. 2008: 13.4%
From Bob Feldman; this repeats some of what we reported a couple of days ago, but it bears repeating... The
Wedgwood and Marx
You may have heard that Waterford Wedgwood (the Irish crystal maker bought the British ceramics company in 1986) is in