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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Criticism for Boston Cops Union
Last month, D&S co-editor Chris Sturr posted to this blog about the January/February 2012 issue of
Private Equity Moguls and the Common Good
Can Wall Street corporate raiders cure creaking capitalism?
Greetings from the New Economy
In a race against climate change, a new movement seeks to build a just, sustainable world.
Abolishing the Fed is No Solution to a Real Problem
Dear Dr. Dollar: Is the Federal Reserve, the Fed, as important to the operation of the economy as it seems? How does it work? If it is so important, how can anyone take seriously politicians such as Ron Paul, who calls for the Fed's abolition? --Tom Prebis, Cleveland, Ohio
New Blog Look; Move
(1) New Blog Look!: Many thanks to Angie Brandt, WordPress expert, for sprucing up our blog! Longtime readers of this
Why Bill Black Won’t be Briefing Congress about Derivatives
A guest post by William K. Black, professor of economics and law, University of Missouri at Kansas City. Cross-posted
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