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.
(1) The Cat-Food Commission--Oops!--I Mean the Deficit Commission: Two new articles posted to the D&S website just
I have been feeling guilty about having posted that funny but misleading video yesterday (they made fun of the Fed&
(1) More on QE2: Here is an amusing video (hat-tip to Steve Schnapp of United for a Fair Economy, our
When he read my last post, Rob Larson (author of the cover story in the current issue of D&
Readers of this blog may remember that I visited the American Academy of Arts and Sciences last spring for a
More on QE2--just hit my inbox, an interview with Yves Smith of Naked Capitalism on the Real News Network; sounds
[This posting's potentially irrelevant image--one taken by me, around the corner from my place. The marina has been
A review of Power Hungry by Robert Bryce (New York: PublicAffairs, 2010) and Conquering Carbon by Felicia Jackson (London: New Holland Publishers, 2009).
A Tale of Two RecoveriesIt's official: The Great Recession ended 15 months ago, in June 2009. ... [T]he