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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T.D.C.o.t.E: An Ugly Scene
The Dull Compulsion of the Economic (xvi) A series of blog postings by D&S collective member Larry Peterson
Main Obama Advisor: Public Option Negotiable
From Boston.com; the resignation of Obama green industry adviser over upsetting right-wing sensitivities does not bode well, either, for
Resistance to Tourism
This Observer piece documents how affected communities are resisting tourist encroachments. Tourism--using the term loosely, by collapsing several related industries
Mike Davis on Elites and New Forms of Struggle
From his Znet page: Why We Need Rebels September 06, 2009 By Mike Davis Source: Socialist Worker Mike Davis'
Good Piece on Deficiencies of Public Option
From MRZine, by Andy Coates. Mentions precedents in Maine and Massachusetts, and what's wrong with them, besides reminding
Private Death Panels
Doug Henwood posted this on LBO Talk. Here's a tidbit: "Kaiser Permanente, which denied 28 percent of
Extent to Which Employers Ignore Labor Law
The next time someone holds forth on the competitive advantage that accrues to US business because the US is a
Breadlines of the 21st Century
Two stories from today's FT Weekend on the condition of the working (sic--most of these people work) class
The Preliminary G20 Financial Reform Meeting
Yves Smith cautions us to view the communique with caution. She also says this on the quibble on the Basel
How Did Economists Get It So Wrong?
From tomorrow's NYT magazine, apparently (though the dateline on the web version says Sept. 2nd); hat-tip to Arpita
Keynes and the Current Crisis
We have just posted the latest installment of D&S collective member Alejandro Reuss's web-only series, "
Public Option Sent To The Bench
Will be used, presumably, merely as a backup. There is no longer any reason, if there ever was one at