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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Palestine's Golden Oil
Underneath much of the Middle East lies the world's oil supply, which is pumped year-round to keep the
Women and Work in the News
Our current cover story, Different Anti-Poverty Programs, Same Single-Mother Poverty, by long-time D&S author and UMass-Boston economist Randy
Manifesto of the Appalled Economists; etc.
(1) Manifesto of the Appalled Economists: Hat-tip to David Barkin for the link to the English translation (which has apparently
The Davos Class, Greenway, Romney's taxes, etc.
I resolve to try, in 2012, to do more posts with fewer items. But here's a link dump
New Issue, plus Various Occupy Links
(Hat-tip to Jenny B. for today's potentially irrelevant image.) (1) New Issue! Our Jan/Feb 2012 issue is
ASSA/AEA Protests; Repubs on Bain; Davidson
(1) ASSA/AEA Protests: I apologize for the delay posting--I was in Chicago for the annual meetings of the Allied
The Great Recession in Black Wealth
White wealth reaches historic high of twenty times black wealth.
Why the United States Is Not Greece
Even for those who understand that cutting deficits right now will only weaken a still-fragile recovery, and that weakening the recovery will only increase deficits, getting past the argument that "a eurozone crisis is on its way" is no easy task. Here is a self-defense lesson.
The "Miami Model" and Bahrain; Europe; Walker
(1) Timoney and Bahrain: (Note today's possibly irrelevant image--can't remember where I downloaded it, but it
#OccupyThanksgiving! plus: Stealing Thanksgiving
(This post's "possibly irrelevant image" is from a heartbreaking group of photos by Yves Marchand and
The John Pike Meme; Rick Wolff Video; EU
(1) The Lt. John Pike (UC Davis pepper-spraying cop) meme: See more pictures of UC Davis Lt. John Pike casually