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Archive for January, 2012

How’s that water privatization working out for you, Britain?

Jan 31

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Jobless Europe: Unemployment highest since birth of euro. Economists worry about social unrest as jobless rate hits 20% in Greece, 23% in Spain and 10.4% across the eurozone.

Jan 31

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An infographic illustrating the severity of the PIIGS debt crisis.

Jan 31

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Ethanol’s food-fuel dilemma. Demand for corn ethanol is raising food prices. What’s needed is a policy change.

Jan 31

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David Boaz: Blame Congress, the Fed, and Fannie and Freddie for the housing mess, not cheap credit from China

Jan 31

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‘Buffett Tax’ and truth in numbers

Jan 31

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The depression you’ve never heard of

Jan 31

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Global Goods, Local Costs — From the gold in our jewelry to the shrimp at our favorite restaurant and the minerals within our electronics, the true cost of production—both social and environmental—too often remains hidden.

Jan 31

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Wall Street’s Culture problem … where blurring the lines between productive trading and law-breaking is standard operating procedure

Jan 31

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Rich managers, poor clients: A devastating analysis of hedge-fund returns

Jan 31

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Sarkozy Says France to Impose Transactions Tax

Jan 31

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Expert who foresaw ‘08 crash warns of tough decade

Jan 31

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The economic historian who is bringing love, faith, courage and virtue back into her discipline

Jan 31

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An Answer to a Monetary Riddle

Jan 31

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Krugman claims the UK is operating an "austerity" budget even though the only European country running a larger deficit than the UK is Greece.

Jan 31

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An Archie Slap to the Face of Austerity…Why the US Should Not Follow the UK’s Example.

Jan 31

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Captain Schettino studied navigation under these guys.

Jan 31

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Wealth and Income Taxes on the Rich – GaryBecker

Jan 31

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Knowledge lies at the heart of western capitalism~ article by Hernando de Soto

Jan 31

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Are there any good arguments against the EMH?

Jan 31

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