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The Federal Reserve is proposing another round of "quantitative easing"
Ellen Brown, Truthout: "The Federal Reserve is proposing another round of 'quantitative easing,' although the first round failed to reverse deflation. It failed because the money went to banks, which failed... ...
rudkla - 10. Sep, 05:40
Consumption spending is 70% of GDP — so what?
Independent Institute by Robert Higgs 09/05/10 At first glance, this journalistic commonplace appears to make sense. Anyone can understand that, say, a store at the mall will not hire additional employees... ...
rudkla - 7. Sep, 08:59
The Ecstasy of Empire: How Close Is America's Demise?
By Paul Craig Roberts If the wars are not immediately stopped and the jobs brought back to America, the US is relegated to the trash bin of history. http://www.infor mationclearinghouse.info/a rticle26166.htm What... ...
rudkla - 19. Aug, 06:22
IMF Says U.S. Financial System May Need $76 Billion in Capital
US economy shows signs of slowdown as consumer spending falters "Normally at this stage of the recovery we see confidence returning, but that just isn't happening at the moment. Instead we see anxiety... ...
rudkla - 31. Jul, 11:37
GOP: No More Help for Jobless, but Rich Must Keep Tax Cuts
David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers: "Republicans almost unanimously oppose spending $33.9 billion for extended unemployment benefits for some 2.5 million people who've lost them, because they say it... ...
rudkla - 23. Jul, 10:04
Who gets US out of the hole we’re in?
Our Future Blog by Robert Borosage 07/14/10 Voters are in a surly temper. The economy stinks. Jobs are scarce. Wages are under pressure. One in 4 homes with mortgages is underwater. Retirement savings... ...
rudkla - 5. Aug, 10:00
The long, slow flight from the US dollar
The Libertarian Standard by Ryan McMaken (07/09/10 The new competition over reserve currency is interesting for more than its economics since it is an important political issue. The nation that can build... ...
rudkla - 12. Jul, 08:53
Countervailing power
Boston Globe by Robert Kuttner 06/10/20 As investigations are now revealing, there were laws that should have prevented the BP oil blowout, but the oil companies kept getting waivers from the Minerals... ...
rudkla - 8. Jul, 06:09
