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Krugman on Friedman -  A Critique79

Krugman on Friedman - A Critique

With the passing of the late John Kenneth Galbraith (1908 - 2006) the job of popularizer of the economics of government economic control of the economy has been taken up by Paul Krugman. Like Galbraith, before...

8 comments    politics economics economic
Ron Paul vs. Paul Krugman79

Ron Paul vs. Paul Krugman

Hello everyone. I'm finally getting around to addressing the now-old Ron Paul vs. Paul Krugman debate that took place on April 30th, 2012 on Bloomburg TV. I have been wanting to discuss since it happened, but life is life, and I haven't had a...

7 comments    economics paul debate
Is America Waking Up OWS75

Is America Waking Up OWS

Have Progressives found an answer to the Tea Party and business or is this movement doomed to failure. Is the system fair to all, or biased for the top one percent?

31 comments    taxes health insurance tea party
Subprime Home Mortgage Crisis74

Subprime Home Mortgage Crisis

NY Times ace financial guru, Floyd Norris, in his column today, Oct 19, 2007, explains Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's latest invention to ward off disaster for the big banks and the country's financial system, the "Master Liquidity Enhancement Conduit," which will rival the Los Angeles aqueduct.

14 comments    bank of america warren buffet
Income Disparity Grows75

Income Disparity Grows

Growing Inequality of Income and Wealth is Undermining Many Americans' Faith in Our Democratic, Free Enterprise System The lingering deep recession combined with a marked growth in inequality of income and wealth in this country over the past thirty years or so and practices perceived as unethical or contrary to the public interest by Wall Street banks, health insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies and oil, coal and utility companies is undermining the faith of many Americans in our demo

41 comments    business politics economics
Krugman Plays the Fiddle While Athens Burns75

Krugman Plays the Fiddle While Athens Burns

Greek Party Rally Europeans were supposed to set an example for the rest of the world, especially us Americans, that austerity works. Well, they’ve screwed it all up. Austerity, cuts to wages, jobs, pensions, health care, education, higher taxes...

6 comments    europe germany economic
We should probably listen to Cassandra73

We should probably listen to Cassandra

If you do not already know(if you do, you can feel free to skip ahead), in Greek mythology, Cassandra was a Princess of Troy. The god Apollo was taken with her beauty, so he granted her many gifts and favors, including the gift of prophecy. However,...

6 comments    global recession paul krugman
What's New in Michigan and National Politics  April 201269

What's New in Michigan and National Politics April 2012

What's New in Michigan and US Politics What's New in Michigan Politics provides news and informed commentary on Michigan politics and important national political and economic news.

8 comments    goldman sachs terry jones
The Best Financial Blogs68

The Best Financial Blogs

Lot's of excellent financial bloggers now give solid, informed commentary about markets and the economy. Some are academic economists of great renown, while others are just interested amateurs. The great thing about the blogosphere is that blogs...

2 comments    paul krugman calculated risk
The New York Times favors censorship !67

The New York Times favors censorship !

I am not one to waste words. So I am gonna get straight to the point on this one. I was looking over the Drudge Report this morning and as usual I wanted to see what kind of crap the LA and the NY Times were spewing out today. Lo and Behold as soon...

34 comments    google government china
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