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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Closures and Layoffs (Mar. 22-28)
This week's Closures & Layoffs report from Mark Heschmeyer. I think we forgot to post this for a
Official Unemployment Numbers Grim
The latest official unemployment numbers from the Labor Department show continuing deterioration in the job market, setting a record for
Wage Theft (NYT, ABC News!)
Kim Bobo, director of Interfaith Worker Justice and author of Wage Theft in America (which we excerpted here and here)
Why Georgists Correctly Predicted the Crisis
For more on the Georgists, Henry George, and the idea of a land tax, see this excellent sidebar D&
Common Security Clubs
An exciting new project spearheaded by Chuck Collins, D&S Associate, and of the Institute for Policy Studies. '
Pensions In Peril
Those with their retirements in 401(k) plans have taken a huge hit. Those with defined pension plans aren'
Successful bank rescue still far away (Martin Wolf)
Interesting piece by Martin Wolf of the Financial Times. By Martin Wolf | March 24 2009 19:24 I am becoming
Hey Paul Krugman (A Song, A Plea)
Catchy tune from YouTube. Hat-tip to Bryan S. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOYAuk809fY&hl=en&
Stiglitz On the Fiscal Crisis Of the State
From Common Dreams: Fiscal Plan Fails both Markets and Taxpayers
U.S. Seeks Expanded Power to Seize Firms
From the Washington Post. The plot thickens. Sure sounds to me like they're thinking Geithner's plan
Down the dark path (Delasantellis on Geithner)
Hat-tip to Larry P. for this; he says "it's by far the best thing I've
The Economics of War
We get deluged with press releases, most of which we ignore (since the senders usually assume that we are a