Monthly Archives: November 2007

Socialism for the Rich? Different Day Same Sector

Posted on November 28, 2007 by

Ah the mea culpa. “If only they would let capitalism function,” says Nuriel Roubini. These pure market theorists are really a downer: as if an agentless capitalist system could exist; as if capitalism does not generate vast concentrations of capital … Continue reading →

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Recession?

Posted on November 20, 2007 by

Travis Fast  There is an engineered recession in the offing with the US first place in the queue.  They (everyone from the FED to the editors at the FT)  are trying to sell it as a short six month respite. … Continue reading →

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Joe “the Riddler” Stiglitz

Posted on November 20, 2007 by

Joe is slowly figuring it out. The last rumour I heard was that Joe, Jeff Sachs and Bono were in Ethiopia. I think Delong is headed there soon too. But let us not take our eyes off the prize. Here … Continue reading →

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The budgetary march to perdition

Posted on November 1, 2007 by

By Travis Fast It would be fun watching the Tories engage in populist public policy-making and crass electoral triangulation if it did not make for such a mash of incoherent fiscal policy. Where is the evidence that Canada needs a … Continue reading →

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