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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Defend Ohio- -Stop Kasich
Defend Ohio--Stop Kasich: Hat-tip to D&S pal Taki M. about this rally, organized partly by sometime
A Code of Ethics for Economists
A quick holiday post: Hat-tip to KH about Gerald Epstein's effort to get economists to adopt a
Senator Sanders' Socialism (Nancy Folbre)
(1) Nancy Folbre at the New York Times' Economix: A nice piece about Sanders' filibuster against the tax
Tax Deal Endangers Social Security, etc.
(1) Tax Deal Endangers Social Security: From Heidi Hartmann, president of the Institute for Women's Policy Research, an
Balance on Assange Charges
Our fantastic cartoonist Barry Deutsch texted me to ask for more balance on the question of the sexual assault charges
Assange Arrested, Austerity, Textbooks rated, etc.
(1) Julian Assange Arrested in London: The head of WikiLeaks turned himself in to Scotland Yard, was arrested, and was
Obama's PATCO; the Fed's Wikileaks; Jobs
(1) Obama's PATCO? Is the Federal Pay Freeze Obama's PATCO? asks Mike Elk at In These
Record Profits; Wikileaks and Bank of America; etc.
(1) Record Profits in 3rd Quarter: In case you missed it last week while making pumpkin pie, U.S. companies
Cat-Food Commission, Deficits, etc.
(1) The Cat-Food Commission--Oops!--I Mean the Deficit Commission: Two new articles posted to the D&S
Bob Pollin on QE2 and Deflation
I have been feeling guilty about having posted that funny but misleading video yesterday (they made fun of the Fed&
QE2, London Protests, Banks in Trouble
(1) More on QE2: Here is an amusing video (hat-tip to Steve Schnapp of United for a Fair Economy,
More on Academic Kickbacks
When he read my last post, Rob Larson (author of the cover story in the current issue of D&