When All Else Is Out of Bounds, Zap Labor
From Nixon’s wage controls to today’s interest rate hikes, the fight against inflation has targeted labor.
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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
Thursday's Indicators
More signs that the boost to US employment in August was merely a blip on the screen came in today,
SEC Faulted on Madoff by Inspector General
From Reuters: Blistering report faults SEC for Madoff misses Wed Sep 2, 2009 4:44pm EDT By Ross Kerber and
Social Networks and New Media
Includes box on a new scam (imagine that!). From The Financial Times: Friends, not editors, shape internet habits By David
The Regulatory Revolving Door
This is what Yves Smith said about this Counterpunch article: The problem is, to wit Will the IG Report Cover
China Ups Copenhagen Ante
China has made a dramatic move in the run up to the December Copenhagen conference, which is set to decide
More Homespun Wisdom from the Village Idiots
From The Huffington Post (click on link for video). I suppose you could, to be charitable, put it down to