When All Else Is Out of Bounds, Zap Labor
From Nixon’s wage controls to today’s interest rate hikes, the fight against inflation has targeted labor.
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Feldstein: Let the Stimulus Be Military
Martin Feldstein, econ professor at Harvard and chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Reagan, reveals in this
O. to Create Loopholes for Venture Capitalists
From our friends at the American Small Business League. We posted an earlier press release from them about Obama'
Bill Black on IndyMac/Thrift Fraud
The article on the fraud at IndyMac in the business section of today's New York Times quotes UMKC
Toyota Profits Hit Pothole
Toyota expects to report its first operating loss in 70 years. The company announced that it will likely post a
Open Letter to O. on Jobs and Gender
This open letter was initiated by Linda Gordon, professor of history at NYU, whose research (especially in her book Pitied
Smithfield Workers Finally Unionize
Workers at the largest meat processing plant in the United States, Smithfield Packing in Tar Heel, N.C., finally voted
Dissenting Account of the Republic Settlement
An interesting dissenting view, from Darren Hutchinson of Dissenting Justice on the settlement between Bank of America and workers who
Protests in Greece Have an Economic Basis
Who would know, from much of the media coverage, that the protests that have been happening in Greece have to
More on the Myth of the $73/hour Auto Worker
Hat-tip to D&S collective member, Dave Ryan (exiled on the West Coast) for two more responses to
Drug Companies Paid For Articles
The New York Times reports that drug giant Wyeth paid doctors and researchers to put their names on articles to
Ex Nasdaq head ran massive Ponzi scheme
Federal agents have arrested Bernard L. Madoff, a top Wall Street trader and ex-CEO of of Nasdaq for securities
Big Three Spent $7.2 Billion On Ads In 2007
One reason the Big Media conglomerates in the United States may want to see the Big Three transnational automobile companies