Private Equity’s Profit Charade
Private equity's seemingly high returns have been attributed to "freedom" from regulation. But, however explained, there is the question of how real the private equity profits have actually been.
Latest news (Page 64)
Debt Ceiling, Prisoners, Norway, etc.
(1) Fortress Europe and Europeans Against Multiculturalism: A couple of links relevant to the atrocious attack last Friday in Norway,
Weisbrot and Epitropoulos on Greece
A Call from Mike-Frank Epitropoulos: Mike Epitropoulos, author of Greece as a Demonstration Project (Dollars & Sense, May/June 2010)
Murdoch, Gang of Six, etc.
(1) Laffer's Latest Curve-ball: Subscriber Kris W. alerted us that the dumb op-ed Arthur Laffer co-wrote for the
Purloined Trillions, etc.
(1) Thanks! It looks like we got a bunch of orders and donations after my last blog post (Shameless Plugs)
Shameless Plugs
(1) Cover Article All Over the Internets: The news aggregators have been going to town with the cover article for
New Issue! Plus, various items
(1) Our July/August issue is out! E-subscribers got their copies yesterday, and print copies have been shipped to subscribers
Failing to Make the Grade
A review of Higher Education? How Colleges are Wasting our Money and Failing our Kids—And What We Can Do About It by Andrew Hacker & Claudia Dreifus (New York: Time Books, 2010).
Teaching Economics, Big-Bank Style
The New York Times, citing results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (publicized as “The Nation’s Report Card”