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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HAP vs. RR on Debt-to-GDP and Growth
Many followers of this blog have probably already heard about the paper co-authored by frequent D&S author
Boston Marathon Bombing, Tax Day, P3 in El Salvador, etc.
(1) Boston Marathon Bombing: We at Dollars & Sense are shocked and saddened by yesterday's bombings at the
Thatcher, Chained CPI, Real Estate, etc.
(1) Select Anti-Thatcher Songs: Sinéad O'Connor—Black Boys On Mopeds Elvis Costello—Tramp the Dirt Down The
Whose Housing Recovery? etc.
(1) Whose Housing Recovery? We've posted our March/April cover story--another great piece by Darwin BondGraham (his
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
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
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.