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Housing Meltdown, Ground Zero (Andy Kroll)
The latest from TomDispatch. Here's Tom's introduction to the article: And here's the beginning
The Fed Must Counteract Asset Bubbles
From the folks at SAFER (The Economists' Committee for Stable, Accountable, Fair, and Efficient Financial Reform), which is a
Millionaires and Mass Transit
Happy Thanksgiving! Now that the bird is in the oven, I have time for a quick post. This is from
Bank Failures Send FDIC Into the Red
There are no green shoots at the FDIC, only red ink. And it's going to get worse before
Economists Urge Passage of Health Reform
From the Center for American Progress Action Fund In Letter, Economists - Including 3 Nobel Laureates - Say Passing Health
Tax Cuts and the California Education Crisis
From Peter Phillips, founder of Project Censored: The Higher Education Fiscal Crisis Protects the Wealthy Rachel Keeler with Dollars &
On the Stimulus
Paul Krugman's column in today's New York Times is on the stimulus and the deficit, and
No Need to Read Sarah Palin
Rudolph Delson over at The Awl has read it for you, in a real-time blog reading this weekend, with fabulous
The Future of Economics (BBC Business Daily)
The BBC radio program Business Daily had a good segment on the future of economics, with good discussions of Keynesianism
Growing CA Student Protests Over Tuition Hikes
Student protests against the decision to hike student fees by 32% have spread from UCLA across the University of California
UCLA Students Protest 32 Percent Tuition Hike
Students at UCLA have taken to the streets and occupied buildings in protest of an announced tuition hike of 32
WTO Says Brazil Can Saction US Over Cotton
The World Trade Organization has ruled that Brazil may impose trade sanctions against a variety of U.S. exports in