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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Background on Military Coup in Honduras
The Honduran military has forcibly taken President Manuel Zelaya and put him on a plane to Costa Rica. Two very
Bloomberg Preview: June Unemployment
They see a loss of .2% for the month, which will take it up to 9.6%, and attribute the
On The Situation In Iran
First, a piece by Slavoj Zizek, turned down by the New York Times, which was posted on LBO talk. Second,
2 On Subprime/Mortgage Mess
First, a link to Doug Henwood's latest (June 25th) radio program, which features an excellent interview with Alyssa
Giovanni Arrighi: Internationalist par excellence (1937-2009)
An obituary by Salimah Valiani for the left economic sociologist Giovanni Arrighi, who died on June 18th. It is originally
How Striken Banks Are Making Money
You guessed it--fees. From Reuters: June 26th, 2009 Fee bonanza spells more trouble for banks Reuters By: Alexander Smith Alexander
TDCotE (xii): Idealists Should Grow Up
The Dull Compulsion of the Economic (xii) A series of blog postings by D&S collective member Larry Peterson
Fast Food and Healh Care Reform
This Boston Phoenix review of the new film Food, Inc. contains much many people already know (it's nice
Incomes Surge, Wages and Salaries Fall
This is entirely due to the administration's one off $250 payments to various groups receiving government benefits like
Yet Another Thing The City Can Be Proud Of
From The Financial Times. Reminded me of Karl Marx's immortal New York Tribune piece on the Duchess of
Monbiot on Climate Change Bill
Obama should really change his slogan to "Yes, We Can't". I suspect this sort of thing
Obama in His Labyrinth
From the Financial Times: Deficit disorder By Edward Luce Published: June 25 2009 19:53 | Last updated: June 25 2009