Are You Suffering From Low T?
Low Total Compensation Syndrome. It's not you. It's the economy—a silent epidemic affecting at least 51% of the population.
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The Big Three's 1990s Corporate Welfare Grant
If GM, Ford and Daimler/Chrysler end up getting a big corporate welfare grant from the "U.S. Corporate
World Bank and Food Crisis (Bloomberg--!)
A critique of the World Bank and the Washington Consensus--at Bloomberg, of all places. This is part 3 of
Watchdogs Chide Treasury on Bailout (WSJ)
Just posted to the WSJ site: By MICHAEL R. CRITTENDEN | DECEMBER 10, 2008, 4:45 P.M. ET WASHINGTON -- U.
Green Jobs in Prisons?
Hat-tip to Lois Ahrens of the Real Cost of Prison Project for this disturbing story, from a site called
More people seeking fewer jobs
The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) put out a brief showing that there are now 3 people looking for jobs for
Jared Bernstein to Be Top VP Econ Advisor
We somehow missed the news (from last Friday) that VP-elect Joe Biden had picked Jared Bernstein, senior economist at
Interest rate on US T-bills turns negative
From The Financial Times: Interest rate on US T-bills turns negative By Michael Mackenzie in New York Published: December
How to Get a New New Deal (John Nichols)
We noticed this in the Boston Metro, our subway paper ("world's largest circulation global newspaper" or
Global Trade: Deal or No Deal
From yesterday's Guardian, an article on the Doha round of global trade negotiations by Kevin Gallagher, research fellow
BIS warns of collapse in global lending
From Ambrose Evans-Pritchard of Britain's Daily Telegraph Bank for International Settlements warns of collapse in global lending
Homeowners Redefaulting After Getting Aid
From Reuters: Homeowners redefaulting after getting aid Mon Dec 8, 2008 3:26pm EST Reuters By John Poirier and Patrick