We Need a Care Package!
We've built an economy that depends on unpaid and underpaid care, but penalizes the people who provide it.
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Crisis Impact on US Cities
From The Financial Times. Worthy of note: Recession hits US cities' finances By Nicole Bullock in New York Financial
Monbiot on the Most Recent Climate Science
From The Guardian: We're pumping out CO2 to the point of no return. It's time to
Gordon Brown on the Pittsburgh G20 Meeting
World leaders meet in Pittsburg in three weeks to try to provide some sort of binding rules for international banking.
On Japan's Elections
First, A couple of pieces from today's Financial Times. This one focuses on the "business community'
New Head of Senate Banking Committee
And he's a beut. More change you have to see to believe. From Huffington Post: Banks' Favorite
The Economics of the Air Controllers’ Strike
You can rest assured that if I am elected President, I will take whatever steps are necessary to provide our
Beyond the World Creditors' Cartel
In Latin America and elsewhere, the IMF may be re-emerging--but in a changed landscape.
(Economic) Freedom's Just Another Word for...Crisis-Prone
In a period of slowing economic growth in many parts of the world, popular pressure for governments to act to
Doug Henwood on Teddy Kennedy
From Doug Henwood's blog, LBO News. De mortuis: Teddy Kennedy and deregulation According to just about everybody, Teddy