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The Church of Fiscal Conservatism

The Other Greenspan Bubble

Now that Alan Greenspan has admitted that the economic crisis proved his core economic theories to be wrong, it’s

Haiti's Fault Lines: Made in the U.S.A.

The mainstream media got half the story right about Haiti. Reporters observed that Haiti's stark poverty intensified the

Is Military Keynesianism the Solution?

Why war is not a sustainable strategy for economic recovery.

Synergy in Security

The Rise of the National Security Complex

Why Not End Homelessness Now?

Here is the press release for the 13th annual Homelessness Marathon, an annual overnight radio broadcast on homelessness and poverty.

Greenspan Wins Dynamite Prize

From the folks at the Real-World Economics Review (formerly the Post-Autistic Economics Review); they initially called this the "Ignoble

Wall Street's Bailout Hustle (Matt Taibbi)

Matt Taibbi's latest at Rolling Stone;  also check out a blog post by Taibbi in which he agrees

Top Firms Cause $2.2 Trillion in Eco-Damage (UN)

From the Guardian; hat-tip to Larry P. World's top firms cause $2.2tn of environmental damage, report estimates

Commercial Real Estate: 'Extend and Pretend'

I have been meaning to post this for a while--interesting post from the Financial Times' Money Supply blog: Subprime

Vancouver Olympics--At What Price?

For good alternative Olympics coverage, check out a three-part radio series entitled The Winter Olympics Comes to the Northwest...But

Kwak on Mankiw on the Deficit

From Baseline Scenario; hat-tip to LF.  James Kwak and Simon Johnson have a new book, 13 Bankers: The Wall Street