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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Ed McMahon May Lose Beverly Hills Home
From yesterday's Wall Street Journal; hat tip to Doug Henwood of the Left Business Observer and lbo-talk.
As homes foreclose in U.S., squatters move in
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Skyrocketing Commodity Prices
For months, skyrocketing prices of food, oil, and other commodities have bewildered investors and governments, and have also threatened to
More Collateral Damage From the Housing Crisis pt 1
The fallout of the housing crisis is affecting many more people than just those who purchased a home on dicey
Former IMF Head Condemns Finance Sector
Germany's president and former IMF head Hoerst Koehler has added his voice to the rising condemnation of the
Big Time Capitalism's Coalition of the Wilting
Germany's President (and former IMF head) Horst Koehler has added his voice to the rising chorus
Charles Tilly, 1929-2008
Professor Charles Tilly, a renowned social scientist, innovative theorist, and prolific author, passed away on April 29. In addition to
If You Liked Bear Stearns, You'll Love Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac
The New York Times reported today that the two mega government-sponsored mortgage lenders, who have single-handedly kept the US mortgage
Join the Call To Promote Open Economic Debate at Notre Dame
A group of students at Notre Dame are campaigning to broaden the ideological scope of the economics department there. According
Dockworkers of the World Unite!
In a potent reminder of what organized labor can do, thousands of dockworkers along all 29 West Coast ports took
CEOs of America Unite!
Kiwitobes has put together an interesting visual representation of overlapping membership on corporate boards among the largest U.S. corporations.
Global Food Fights
A great commentary on the crisis in global food security from the Americas Program. "For the first time since