What’s Different About Today’s Government Deficit and Debt?
As of today, the U.S. government’s current deficit and debt are indeed currently at unprecedented levels for peacetime—once we account for them appropriately.
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Repost: Mitt’s Tax Havens; Ferguson and Zakaria
(1) The Gospel of Supply Side Jesus: Hat-tip to our cartoonist Barry Deutsch for sending me a link to The
Repost: Assange, Ryan, Eurozone, etc.
(1) Lindsay Lohan and the Tsunami: D&S collective member Bryan Snyder begged me to use Linday Lohan’s
Repost: Libor, Swaps, and the Inherently Political Nature of Interest Rates
A guest post from Darwin BondGraham, author of our May/June 2012 cover article on interest-rate swaps. There’s a
Repost: Olympics, Swaps, Obits, etc.
(1) The Olympics: Today’s image (above) is from a series of pre-Olympics billboard hijackings that a guerrilla group called
Repost: Hall of Shame for Tax Dodgers
by Sandra Korn [Orignally posted July 24, 2012]Two bits of news yesterday, sent to us by Alejandro Reuss: first,
Repost: More on Libor; Prison Gerrymandering; Private Equity
by Chris Sturr [Originally from July 17, 2012](1) A bit more on Libor: The Boston Globe had a piece
LIBOR Scandal; More on Swaps
(This post's "possibly irrelevant image" comes from an incredible series of Kodachrome photos at English version
Pampering Pooches, Shooting Seals
(1) Pampering Pooches Wealth inequality has reached a new high (or low): Paris Hilton’s dogs are now worth more
Occupying Student Debt
In our January/February issue, Dan Schneider profiled the Occupy Student Debt Campaign, a movement that brought attention to the
Criticism for Boston Cops Union
Last month, D&S co-editor Chris Sturr posted to this blog about the January/February 2012 issue of the
Private Equity Moguls and the Common Good
Can Wall Street corporate raiders cure creaking capitalism?