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FDIC May Seek Bailout for Failed Banks
Banks large and small continue to drop like flies. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) was set up in the
Mankiw on Statins
Orthodox economist Greg Mankiw weighed in on the health-care debate in Sunday's New York Times, with a heavy
Bank of America's Awesome Pecans
An amusing item from New York Magazine's Daily Intel blog (though their spin on it is needlessly crude)
Notre Dame to Dissolve Heterodox Econ. Dept.?
Here is a pretty shocking story—the University of Notre Dame is planning to dissolve its department of Economics and
The Populist Moment
This is the first in a series of blog posts by former D&S collective member Thad Williamson, who
Obama vs. the Lobbyists (TomDispatch)
From Tom Engelhardt of TomDispatch; a link to Andy Kroll's article follows: Congressman Joe ("You lie!"
How Tort Reform Can Raise Health Care Costs
Texas has been a magnet for doctors since they enacted tort reform a few years ago. (See Doctor's
The Truth about the Public Option (Robert Reich)
From The Real News Network: Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich explains what a public option for healthcare coverage really means
T.D.C.o.t.E: The Mendacity of Hope
The Dull Compulsion of the Economic (xvii) A series of blog postings by D&S collective member Larry Peterson
Baucus's Public Option
Yes, here it is (thanks to Emptywheel for bringing it to our attention): Health Insurance Exchange. This is from “Call
Whole Foods and Health Care
John Mackey, the CEO of Whole Foods (or as we call it here in Boston, Whole Paycheck), wrote a hide-bound
Anti-Union Campaigns from the Right
We received this from former D&S editor Abby Scher. Abby is currently editor of The Public Eye, a