by Terrance Heath | Oct 5, 2010 | Blog, Economy
A dear departed friend of mine, Alex, was know for saying "We all have choices." It was usually in the form of advice and/or a warning to a friend who was about to make a disastrous choice, with serious implications for his or her future. The not-so-thinly...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 5, 2010 | Blog
A new example today of the consensus that has formed on confronting China's trade practices: At the America’s Fiscal Choices conference today economists Paul Krugman, Martin Feldstein and Jan Hatzius all agreed on the need for the dollar to fall. Last week, in...
by Zach Carter | Oct 5, 2010 | Blog
Today’s absurd William Cohan column actually argues that we don’t need consumer protections in banking—nevermind the subprime explosion, the $8 trillion dollar housing bubble or the 1.2 million foreclosures expected this year. Nevermind the $38 billion in overdraft...
by Zach Carter | Oct 5, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
Of the universal-policy-bloggers who occasionally wade into financial waters, Matt Yglesias is generally one of the best. But sometimes he's just flat wrong, and his post today on financial profits is one of those times. Matt argues that looking to financial profits...
by Bill Scher | Oct 5, 2010 | Blog
Yesterday I highlighted several campaign ads directly and indirectly defending a vote for the health care reform law. These ads are airing on the grounds that you can't win an argument without making one. One of those ads -- Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold's -- has drawn...
by Bill Scher | Oct 4, 2010 | Blog, Minimum Wage
2010 is similar to 1994 in that Americans are frustrated with the pace of economic recovery, and out-of-power conservatives appear to be more energized than progressives conflicted about compromises. But there are two big differences between the 2010 midterm elections...
