Metal of the Past, Metal of the Future
Copper, the first metal worked by humans, will be crucial to decarbonization, and could be the path to a Chinese Century.
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Crooks, Liars, Idiots, and Plutocrats
Economic historian Carlo Cipolla famously noted that human beings fall into four basic categories: the martyr who takes an action
Vice Versa: Inequality and Our Economic Problems
... President Obama and his supporters have been talking about “an economy that grows from the middle out.” ...The key causal
JPMorgan Chase and BoA, etc.
Ok, I need to get a lot of links off my plate (to mix metaphors--unless we're talking
Pitchforks and Revolutions
I am working on a post on the JPMorgan Chase settlement and the BoA judgment, and I have a couple
Bill Black: Boehner's Trophy
This post is inspired by David Firestone’s article in the New York Times entitled “Boehner’s Last Stand.” Firestone’
The 2013 Sveriges Riksbank ("Nobel") Prize, New Economy Week, etc.
(1) New Economy Week: It's New Economy Week! Sponsored by the New Economics Institute. I have just two
Shutdown and Debt Limit, Yellen, etc.
(1) Letter from a Braves Fan to His Republican Congressman: See above--this came from NBC Sports Hardball Talk, and
Cruz and Goldman Sachs, Pew and Pensions, etc.
(1) Ted Cruz and Goldman Sachs: Hat-tip to TM--apparently Ted Cruz, who is fulminating and filibustering against Obamacare,
Dutch King Declares End of Welfare State
When we found out (hat-tip Seth G.) that Willem-Alexander, king of Holland since only April 30 of this
Taxing Carbon is Like Taxing Diamonds
To reduce carbon emissions, we must tax fossil fuels—but, say the pundits, we can’t do so because the
Annual Labor Issue Posted
We are finally done (mostly) with our September/October issue. (We won't be sending it to e-subscribers