What’s Crypto Good For? Corruption, Exploitation, and Billions for Insiders
As with the subprime lending crisis, crypto appears to be more of an example of predatory inclusion than enhancing financial access.
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China To Use Forex Reserves for M and A
From The Financial Times: China to deploy forex reserves By Jamil Anderlini in Beijing Financial Times Published: July 21 2009
What's Your IQ?
Inequality Quotient, that is. Cornell University's Center for the Study of Inequality is offering an online quiz to
Recession Buster
Mark Mueller's motto is "God, Guns, Guts, and American Pick-Up Trucks." The owner of Max Motors
Revisiting Bretton Woods (Literally!)
Want to taste the same four-course meal that John Maynard Keynes enjoyed? You can mark the 65th anniversary of the
Jon Stewart on Goldman Sachs
I can't figure out how to embed it here, but the folks at Seeking Alpha did--a great segment
What Kind of Reporting Do We Deserve?
A nice plug for D&S over at Counter Economics blog, where the main blogger is an e-subscriber to
UN Calls for Overthrow of Free Market Ideology
From yesterday's Telegraph.. The United Nations has called for a return to state-led "industrial policy" for
Economy Is Even Worse Than You Think (WSJ)
From Tuesday's WSJ: The average length of unemployment is higher than it's been since government began
Foreclosures Up 15% In 2009
This is hardly surprising. One out of every five homeowners owe more than their houses are worth. The real unemployment
What's the Meanest City?
Los Angeles is #1, according to The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (NLCHP) and the National Coalition for
Beyond the Official Unemployment Rate
Today's NY Times has a good article about the real level of unemployment. Although the headline, "Part-Time
What Are You Drinking?
There's a new brand of bottled water, and unlike the others, it's 100% politically correct. But