Michael Lewis on Charlie Rose
Michael Lewis discusses markets, public opinion, and why political behavior matters to investors.
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Ronald Reagan on Closing Tax Loopholes
in theory such loopholes might sound great, but in practice it was unacceptable
Bernie Sanders on Occupy Wall Street
A note on Bernie Sanders, Occupy Wall Street, and the choices made during the banking crisis.
Fewer Bank Branches
What's next?
Meltdown: The Men Who Crashed the World
A documentary note about easy credit, weak oversight, and the housing collapse.
Whose Default is it?
Volatile times
Massive Chinese Investment Part of Solyndra Downfall
US government subsidies were small comparatively
Charts About Inequality
Charts About Inequality
Boom and Bust and Goldman Sachs
A dangerous time.
Robert Reich Debunks 6 Big GOP Lies About The Economy
Robert Reich challenges common conservative arguments about taxes, government, jobs, and Social Security.
Elizabeth Warren on Debt and the Social Contract
Well spoken
Housing Starts and Recessions
They go together
Federal Debt and Tax Brackets
Quite a relationship
When Weapons Sales Are Defended as Job Creation
A skeptical look at the jobs argument for weapons sales, including the opportunity cost of military spending and the wider costs of gun trafficking.
Largest Employer in the World
The U.S. Department of Defense is one of the world's largest employers, but Walmart, China's PLA, CNPC, the NHS, and Indian Railways also employ workforces at extraordinary scale.
Greek Default not Priced into Euro
Contagion risk a big unknown
GOP Wants to Repeal the 20th Century?
There is a long laundry list
The Purpose of a Bank
We have lost our way
John Williams on the Economic Outlook
Some points to ponder
Corporate Profits and Unemployment
From the St Louis Fed