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.
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A second Great Depression is still possible
From occasional D&S author Thomas Palley, in the Financial Times' Economists' Forum. October 11, 2009 4:
A Note on the Nobel Awards
The Nobel Prize for economics was awarded today to a pair of American professors, Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson. Besides
Calderon Busts Mexican Electrical Workers Union
From Laura Carlsen on the Americas Program blog: Read Carlsen’s full post here. And check out Reuters’ very objective
Two Items on Foreclosures
The New York Times business section has an interesting article about the limited success of the "Making Home Affordable
Memo to Investigators: Dig Deep (Greider)
From The Nation, posted to their website yesterday. For more on the Pecora hearings, check out this NYT op-ed from
The IMF and the World Bank in Istanbul
From Monday's Guardian. Keep your eye out for an article in our Nov/Dec issue, Putting the "
The War in Afghanistan, Eight Years On
It is hard to believe that the war in Afghanistan is eight years old. I remember vividly the day it
The Demise of the Dollar (Robert Fisk)
An article by Robert Fisk in today's Independent is creating a bit of a stir. Fisk alleges that
Buyouts, Bankruptcy, and Bonuses
Today's New York Times has two terrific articles about the profits that were made, and the damage done,
Follow the Money (Matt Bivens)
The latest from TomDispatch, starting with Tom Engelhardt's intro: Pox Americana With up to 61% of Americans, according
Just in Time for Copenhagen
...comes this happy bit of news. Not that the findings will increase the likelihood of serious action, anyway. Particularly noteworthy