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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Auto Parts Makers In Danger
Chrysler's bankruptcy and temporary shutdown could spell doom for a number of autoparts suppliers, reports the Wall Street
Starbucks Cited for Worker Violations
From the Starbucks Workers Union (happy May Day!) Yet Another Federal Labor Complaint Against Starbucks, Emblematic of a Company in
Senators Block Cram Downs
The US Senate voted down the "cram down" legislation that would have given bankruptcy judges temporary authority to
Economist Honored for Income Inequality Work
Berkeley economics and public policy prof Emmanuel Saez was awarded the John Bates Clark medal last week. The award recognizes
Sen. Durbin: Bankers 'Own' Congress
From Glenn Greenwald's blog at Salon.com; hat-tip to LF: Thursday April 30, 2009 05:35 EDT Top
Chrysler to File for Bankruptcy
The big banks went for the deal, but the hedge funds wouldn't budge. Now it's headed
NAFTA Flu?
From an interview with Robert Wallace, a geographer who has studied avian flu, on Democracy Now!. Hat-tip to LF. The
Yes, Things Are Really Bad
Another fabulously depressing economic snapshot from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI): GDP Picture
Is Factory Pig Farming To Blame For Swine Flu?
In the face of what may soon become a global pandemic, the pork industry has begun lobbying to have officials
Citibank and Bank of America Fail Stress Tests
Six of the nation's 19 largest banks have failed the Federal Reserve's "Stress Tests,"
American Casino (GritTV)
Interview about a new documentary, on GritTV (also new? I hadn't heard of it) with Laura Flanders (whom
Contours of Crisis: Fiction and Reality
We have posted the second article in a series by Shimshon Bichler and Jonathan Nitzan. Here are the first few