The High Costs of the Cloud
Data centers make “the cloud” tangible. The supposed benefits—such as jobs—might not be.
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D&S Authors on TV
(1) Failed Ambitions: Spain's Economic Collapse: Today's image comes from this beautiful photo essay from this
Austerity, MTA, Blinder
[Hat-tip to Byron S. for today's image; he said it was posted to Facebook by St. Marks
Raise the Minimum Wage or Cut Low-Wage Taxes?
My son is a low-wage worker, a short-order cook. President Obama just called for an increase in the
Minimum Wage, Bankers' Accountability, etc.
(1) Strange 1920s Valentines: For more like today's image, visit Retronaut (which is worth visiting anyway). I discovered
New Issue and Two Articles Posted
New issue! Our Jan/Feb issue is finally out (shipping to print subscribers now; already emailed to e-subscribers). It
Is Paul Krugman’s Liquidity Trap Really an Inequality Trap?
As I watched Paul Krugman Sunday night on Bill Moyers, I felt a familiar sense of despair. Krugman cares deeply
Aaron Swartz, R.I.P.
I was sad to hear about the suicide of Aaron Swartz, the remarkable guy who developed the online syndication/feed
Quick Post on Annual Econ Meetings
(1) Billboard Project: Art project by Larry Chait (here), as if capitalists weren't the only ones with access
The Keynesian Stimulus Spending Fallacy
It’s a truism of pop Keynesian economics that consumer spending drives the economy; if spending slows in a recession,
Public-Private Partnerships (P3); misc.
(1) This post's image: Some elegant and amusing culture-jamming on an iPod ad on a NYC bus
Nov/Dec Editorial Note, Adidas and Sweatshops, Co-opoly, etc.
(1) Nov/Dec Issue:We're still trying to get back on schedule with the magazine; we didn'
Capturing the Multinational Dragons’ Gold
As medieval dragons do, the dragon in the Beowulf epic sleeps on a pile of gold. With magic sword and