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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Labor to BoA: 'We See Your Greedy Side'
From the excellent new Open Media Boston, which has more photos and video of this event: by Jesse Kirdahy-Scalia (Staff)
Economists for Full Employment
The group Economists for Full Employment are circulating a petition to be given to Obama and Congress. If you are
Progressive Economists Take a Stand
HT to URPE. Economists should click here to sign on to this statement. Read the full-length statement here (pdf). Read
Tax Havens For Bailout Recipients
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report shows that many of the largest companies receiving bailout billions have set up
More Bailout Billions for Chrysler
Chrysler's lending unit just received an additional $1.5 billion loan from the Treasury Department. Chrysler has previously
More Bailout Bucks for Bank of America
The Reagan-era fairy tale about the "welfare queen in the Cadillac" has been firmly replaced by the very
Congress Moves on Stimulus and Bailout (NYT)
Posted recently to the New York Times website: By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN Published: January 15, 2009 WASHINGTON—In two major
Privatization = Death
More evidence for the Shock Doctrine files: researchers for the Lancet have concluded that mass privatizations after the fall of
Call-In For Single Payer
Healthcare Now, an organization dedicated to promoting national health insurance, has dedicated today as a national call-in day for Single-Payer
At Least It's for a Good Cause...
Just in from Reuters: U.S. close to giving BofA billions more aid: report Wed Jan 14, 2009 6:25pm
Bank Turmoil Sinks Stocks (WSJ)
Just posted to the WSJ website. Citigroup's troubles register in the Dow; plus it sounds like Deutsche Bank
Retail Sales Dive (Reuters, again)
Another one from Reuters: By Lucia Mutikani | January 14, 11:01am WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales at retailers fell 2.7