D&S BLOG
These posts are from the D&S Blog, which we mostly stopped posting to a few years ago. Visit our new blog Left Hook Economics (https://www.dollarsandsense.org/tag/left-hook-economics/).
Single-Payer Job Recovery (Cal Nurses)
What looks to be an impressive study from the California Nurses Association. Hat-tip to Dr. Christine Adams of Health
Still Making Sense
We have been negligent today posting to the blog, partly from watching the inauguration. We've also been busy
Hansen: President Has 4 Years To Save Earth
A few weeks ago ("Nasa Scientist: Cap & Trade Not Sufficient," Jan 1st) we posted an item featuring
Krugman on Resistance to Nationalization
Pretty good summary of the situation many banks find themselves in, and an interesting conclusion regarding resistance to full nationalization
Corporate Bond Conundrum?
Highly-rated corporate bonds have been a hot item lately (which creates problems for the Fed and Treasury, as they
The Year of Living in Denial
Exactly one year ago, central banks and finance ministries spent the US Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend cobbling together
Global Imbalances and the Triffin Dilemma
Interesting piece from Reuters: January 13th, 2009 Global imbalances and the Triffin dilemma By: John Kemp John Kemp is a
Unrest in Eastern Europe Grows
From The Observer. The article notes that "Another problem in Romania, as elsewhere in the region, is that many
Big Firms Deepen Job, Wage Cuts
One more shibboleth of conventional economics, that of the "stickiness of wages downwards," increasingly challenged by the terrible
A New US Option: An "Aggregator Bank"
From The Wall Street Journal, a short excerpt from an interview with FDIC head Bair, and an excerpt and link
More on New UK Bank Initiative
From The Observer. An astonishing tidbit (of which there are several, including a proposal to concert Northern Rock from a
Brown Orders UK Banks To Come Clean
From The Financial Times. It's perhaps instructive to recall in this vein that it was Britain's