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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What Should Be Done (James K. Galbraith)
James K. Galbraith, who teaches economics at the UT-Austin, stopped by the Dollars & Sense booth at the ASSA
NYT on ASSA
From the business section of today's New York Times. Louis Uchitelle drew about the same conclusion I did
Outsourcing Corporate Crime To India
The CEO of one of India's largest outsourcing companies, Satyam (Irony alert: the word means "truth"
Starbucks Faces Worker Rights Charges
From the Starbucks Workers Union/Industrial Workers of the World: Starbucks' Legal Troubles Deepen as Union Files Charges with
Home Sales At 7-Year Low
The latest numbers show that home sales are still in the tank throughout the country, despite mortgage rates that are
Report from the ASSA
A quick report from the 2009 meetings of the Allied Social Sciences Association (as the economists grandiosely call their meetings)
Too Much Office Space Spells Big Trouble
The next big financial time bomb could well be commercial real estate. Vacancy rates have skyrocketed across the country, rental
Stock Market's Loss Means Higher Wages?
Dean Baker has put forth a provocative claim on his blog: New Year's Day edition of the Washington
Steel Industry Looking For $1 Trillion
The next contender in the category of "too big to fail" appears to be Big Steel. Through the
Nasa Scientist: Cap & Trade Not Sufficient
From The Guardian. N.B: Hansen lambasts the current international approach of setting targets to be met through "cap
Trade: Throwing Oil on the Fire
From The International Herald Tribune. Particularly noteworthy (i.e. scary): "China will resort to tariff and trade policies to