Yearly Archives: 2017
Michael Hudson: He Died for Our Debt, Not Our Sins
“Most religious leaders say that Christianity is all about sin, not debt. But actually, the word for sin and debt is the same in almost every language.”
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 12/22/2017
Today’s Water Cooler: Boeing and Embraer, Clinton 2018, California, tax reform, durable goods, manufacturing, Bitcoin rout, ACA enrollment
Read more...Debunking Mainstream Economists on Secular Stagnation and the Loanable Funds Fallacy
An important, accessible takedown of the loanable funds theory, on which a ton of bad policy rests.
Read more...Links 12/22/17
Thomas Cox: A Sweet Christmas Gift for a Client in Maine
Nationally famed foreclosure defense attorney Tom Cox scores a Maine Supreme Court win that saved a client’s home right before Christmas.
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Gaius Publius: New Study Evaluates Climate Models — Best Ones Also Show the Most Global Warming
A new study of the performance models shows more convincingly than ever that we are cooking our collective goose.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 12/21/2017
Today’s Water Cooler: Minnesota’s “double barrel”, Moore, #MeToo, DSA, GDP, leading indicators, commodities, bitcoin, Tesla, rape kits, Xmas
Read more...Larry Summers: Reagan’s Tax Plan Was Better Than Trump’s
Summers on inequality, the GOP tax plan, and US economic prospects.
Read more...Links 12/21/17
Defining the Tax Reform Battleground
How tax “reform” policy discussions reinforced destructive economic ideas.
Read more...Exposure to Brexit in Regions on Both Sides of the Channel
A granular analysis of which regions will lose most from Brexit.
Read more...Quelle Surprise! Apple Rips Off Owners of Older iPhones
More evidence of Apple crapification and customer abuse.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 12/20/2017
Today’s Water Cooler: Net neutrality, solar, Democratic wave, tax “reform,” Russian trolls, home sales, Bitcoin, Uber, Monsanto, the Arctic
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