Archive for August, 2011

E.P.A. | Boeing | N.L.R.B.

(1) Shameless Plug: We are almost done with our summer online fundraiser–thanks to everyone who’s contributed so far!  Anyone who hasn’t chipped in (or anyone who wants to chip in more), please do so soon. The undergraduates seem not to be buying textbooks at quite the rate that they used to, or they’re buying them ...Read more.

S&P, the Fed, IKEA, etc.

This is going to be a quick series of links–it’s a beautiful day out and I want to enjoy the last couple of hours of daylight! (1) Now that stock volatility has returned, it’s time to start monitoring the Brokers With Hands On Their Faces Blog. It’s hilarious. (Hm… the lead photo for today is ...Read more.

Jobs Report, Murdoch and Unions, etc.

(1) BLS July Jobs Report: The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Employment Situation Summary today, and it is pretty dismal. Total non-farm payroll employment rose by a mere 117,000. Though the unemployment rate went down ever so slightly, in fact the percentage of people employed is at a new low, according to Dean Baker ...Read more.

Satan Sandwich; Boeing; Meteorologists

(1) Debt Deal as a “Satan Sandwich”: As Vishay Prashad reports in a good article on the debt “crisis” and deal in Counterpunch, Emanuel Cleaver, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, called the deal to lift the debt-ceiling a “sugar-coated Satan Sandwich.”  Indeed. (We know what he really wanted to call it.) We just posted ...Read more.

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