Metal of the Past, Metal of the Future
Copper, the first metal worked by humans, will be crucial to decarbonization, and could be the path to a Chinese Century.
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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)
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
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
FHA Losses Threaten Funding
Calculated risk quotes the following on why this is so. Unbeleievable. SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 Loan Losses Spark Concern Over FHA
Communications Breakdown and Lehman Crash
This is part of a series (here's part 2), no doubt timed for the anniversary of the meltdown
Friday's Jobs Report
Well, the August jobs report came in, and while not a complete disaster, revealed that job losses are not declining
Finance Gone Wild (Simon Johnson)
Posted this morning to the NYT Economix blog: Finance Gone Wild By Simon Johnson | September 3, 2009, 7:24 am
More on Effective Levels of Carbon Cuts
Needless to say, they're a lot more than what's being discussed in "serious" policy