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Retail sales post big drop in November
U.S. retail sales excluding autos posted their biggest monthly drop in five years in November, as consumers, spooked by a deepening recession, pared spending for a third straight month, a private report... ...
The Rebirth of Keynes, and the Debate to Come
Robert Reich, Robert Reich Blog: "The economy has just about come to a standstill - not so much because credit markets are clogged as because there's not enough demand in the economy to keep it going.... ...
Paulson wants consumers to borrow more
Nolan Chart by R3volt 11/25/08 Correct me if I am wrong, but did I just hear that Paulson wants consumers to take on more debt in order to solve this economical crisis?!?!?!? At a recent press conference,... ...
Treasury Scraps Original Bailout Plan as Economy Worsens
Kevin G. Hall, McClatchy Newspapers: "Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's surprise announcement Wednesday that he'll shift from purchasing troubled assets under the $700 billion Wall Street rescue plan... ...
Jobs lost in 2008: 1.2 million: Unemployment soars to 6.5%
With most economic indicators signaling even more difficult times ahead, job losses will likely deepen and continue through at least the first half of 2009. http://money.cnn.co m/2008/11/07/news/economy/ jobs_october/?postversion= 2008110711... ...
The standard of living bubble and why it’s about to go pop
Taki's Magazine by Karen de Coster 10/22/08 Our representatives in Washington, alongside the easy-credit Federal Reserve and its Wise Leader, ‘Helicopter Ben,’ have essentially subsidized a rash of misguided... ...
U.S. Should Enact $400 Billion Stimulus, Roubini Says
By John Brinsley Roubini, who predicted the current financial crisis in 2006, said the economy risks falling into "a self-fulfilling animal spirit recession that is more severe than otherwise" because... ...
The American Empire, RIP
AntiWar.Com by Justin Raimondo 10/10/08 Huntin gton denies that military spending is a drain on the economy, and blames ‘consumerism, not militarism,’ for America’s status as the world’s number one debtor.... ...
We're on "The Edge of The Abyss"
French Premier Francois Fillon: We're on "The Edge of The Abyss" By Mike Whitney People are scared and removing their money from the banks and money markets which is intensifying the freeze in the credit... ...
With gasoline prices headed toward $5 a gallon, more than half the population become marooned in the suburbs
Oil change The Nation by Nicholas von Hoffman 06/09/08 With gasoline prices headed toward $5 a gallon, more than half the population has, in a matter of a year, become marooned in the suburbs. The economics... ...