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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How to (Really) End This Depression: a Response to Paul Krugman
In the May 24 New York Review of Books, Paul Krugman writes, "The truth is that recovery would be
The Swaps Crisis
Interest rate swap deals have allowed the big banks to hold local governments and agencies hostage for tens of millions of dollars.
Greece/Eurozone panel; Dying for Growth; Links
(1) Panel discussion with Mark Weisbrot, Jeffrey Frankel, and Richard Parker: I went to the panel discussion that D&
Left Forum, Mark Weisbrot, etc.
(1) Left Forum: Left Forum 2012 was a big success and a lot of fun. Most of my time was
Goldman and Greece, etc.
(1) Goldman Sachs and Greece: A piece in Bloomberg about how Goldman made a "secret loan" to Greece
New Issue! Plus Links
(1) May/June Issue: We have sent our May/June issue to our e-subscribers, and we've sent
How important is Citizens United?
Dear Dr. Dollar: People in the Occupy movement and many others are quite concerned about “corporate personhood,” and especially about
Palestine's Golden Oil
Underneath much of the Middle East lies the world's oil supply, which is pumped year-round to keep
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
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