Trade, Tariffs, and Soybeans
Trump has consistently claimed that exporters, those countries who are “ripping us off,” are paying the tariffs. However, the actual data tell a different story.
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New Issue! Provocative Cover
March/April 2013 issue: We have sent our March/April 2013 issue to the printers; subscribers should start getting it
The Monopolists in My Back Yard
When Con Ed dug up West 72nd Street last year to lay new natural gas lines, I thought great, now
Links (Chavez, Libor, etc.)
(Hat-tip to Bryan S. for today's image; it's related to an Adbusters campaign and book about
Ted Cruz and the "Consumer as King"
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has gotten some attention lately for a 2010 speech in which he claimed that there were
Joseph Stiglitz Is Right About Inequality, but for the Wrong Reason
Joseph Stiglitz says that “Inequality is Holding Back the Recovery”. He’s right, but he gives the wrong reason, that
Beyond Deficit Scare-Mongering
Conservatives' real aim in their fiscal brinkmanship is to gut Social Security and Medicare.
Whose Housing Recovery?
High-finance investors are snapping up tens of thousands of foreclosed homes for rental income and speculation.
Thaddeus Stevens, Social Revolutionary
One of the nominees for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at this year's Academy Awards, Tommy Lee
D&S Authors on TV
(1) Failed Ambitions: Spain's Economic Collapse: Today's image comes from this beautiful photo essay from this