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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Sen. Labor Committee Hearing on Abuse--TODAY
A press release from our friends at Interfaith Worker Justice, about a hearing this afternoon. Kim Bobo, author of Wage
More Craziness: Japan Runs Record CA Deficit
From The Financial Times: Japan in record current account deficit By Michiyo Nakamoto in Tokyo Financial Times Published: March 9
ADB: Asset Prices May Have Fallen $50 Trn
From The Financial Times: Plunging assets cost $50,000bn By Raphael Minder in Hong Kong and Alan Beattie in Washington
TDCotE (viii): The Use and Abuse of Trust
The Dull Compulsion of the Economic (viii) A series of blog postings by D&S collective member Larry Peterson
London G20 Protest: Biggest Since Iraq War?
From Sunday's (it's still Saturday EST) Observer: The voices in G20's chorus of protest
FDIC Bill Attempt To Bypass TARP battle
From The Wall Street Journal: MARCH 7, 2009 FDIC Bill Dodges a New TARP Fight Wall Street Journal By DAMIAN
January Consumer Borrowing Rises
From The International Herald Tribune: Borrowing in U.S. rises unexpectedly The Associated Press Friday, March 6, 2009 WASHINGTON: U.
Scargill: We Had Deal with Thatcher
From The Guardian: We could surrender - or stand and fight' It has been 25 years since the miners&
UK Government Takes over Lloyd's
From The Guardian: Government takes over Lloyds Taxpayer will own up to 77% of banking group after disastrous merger with
Not Enough Cram Down On Mortgages
Congress passed a bill yesterday that would give bankruptcy judges the limited ability to "cram down" or rewrite
IMF Blames Crisis On Lack of Regulation
From the International Monetary Fund, you know, the people who shoved unfettered global profit-seeking down the throats of impoverished countries
Nation Institute Panel on Crisis Tonight in NYC
Meltdown: The Economic Collapse and a People's Plan for Recovery A Free Panel Discussion Join Joseph Stiglitz, Barbara