The new consensus on international imbalance monitoring and surveillance reduces the problems associated with implementing effective development and growth strategies in the face of several political and economic constraints to a problem of imbalances that can be solved by minor adjustments. more »
LOOK BACK IN ANGER: WALL STREET INSIDERISM, OLIGOPOLY, & THE THREAT TO DEMOCRACY PART I
September 22, 2009
Dear Citizens and Elected Officials:
INTRODUCTION
It seems that since the last posting of August 8th, our nation has passed through a darkly revelatory passageway, illuminated only by the passions stirred up by the health care debate. more »
EPI economist Heidi Shierholz says that the July employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that, f anything, the jobs report shows that Congress was wrong to bend to conservative pressure to limit stimulus spending. more »
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As I’ve written prior, the very expensive F-22 fighter jet program will likely end when Congress passes the defense authorization later this year. Its demise though came only after a hard fight between the Obama administration and Congress. more »
It was Saturday morning and I had just returned from yoga class and a few minutes shopping at the local farmers market. I poured myself a cup of coffee, picked up the newspaper and went to sit on my back porch to enjoy a few more minutes of relaxation before I started in on the day’s chores. more »
The Chamber of Commerce--that's the U.S. Chamber of Commerce--proved once again how anti-American it is when it comes to supporting U.S. industry. more »
Jeffery Immelt, the CEO of General Electric, has led the outsourcing charge in the past. So commentators were shocked last month when, speaking at the Detroit Economic Club, Immelt said that the United States needs to invest in American manufacturing in order to get out of our current economic crisis. more »
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