http://www.afponline.org/pub/pdf/Liquidity_2007.pdf
And an article by Joseph Stiglitz on the Shanghai Daily. Enjoy!
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/print.asp?id=326522
Scholar-googling recent works on the structure of the credit system in
the U.S., I bumped into this 2006 paper by NYU Stern's Edward I Altman
on the recent boom of credit junk:
http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~ealtman/Are-Historical-Models-Still-Relevant1.pdf
On July 30, the 1,293 unionized workers (plus 305 temps) of Minera
Cananea in Cananea Sonora, Mexico went on strike. They demand more
safety in the mines, the opening of a local clinic to provide them
with medical care, and recognition of their union representatives.
They've been attacked savagely
Julio wrote:
Scholar-googling recent works on the structure of the credit system in
the U.S., I bumped into this 2006 paper by NYU Stern's Edward I Altman
on the recent boom of credit junk:
http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~ealtman/Are-Historical-Models-Still-Relevant1.pdf
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Richard Dawkins, TV evangelist
Gordon Lynch
August 11, 2007 1:00 PM
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/gordon_lynch/2007/08/atheism_the_new_zealotry.html
What is arguably more interesting about Dawkins's TV work is the sense
in which his public advocacy of atheism is coming to look more and
m
NY Times, August 12, 2007
Far From the Reservation, but Still Sacred?
By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ
Yuma, Ariz.
SQUINTING against the harsh desert sun, Mike Jackson, leader of the
Quechan Indians, looks out past his tribe’s casino and the modern sprawl
of Yuma and points to the sandy flatlands and the
I am currently reading James Becker's "Marxian Political Economy". There is a
chapter on "unequal exchange" which I am having some trouble with...
The basic mechanism behind unequal exchange is clear - prices must deviate from
values to make for equal rates of return. But I want to understand ho
Excellent point, Marvin. Too bad Altman did not read Partnoy on the subject of
the
ratings agencies. They have quite a racket. Companies pay the agencies to rate
them with the expected result.
On Sun, Aug 12, 2007 at 11:35:25AM -0400, Marvin Gandall wrote:
> ===
Haven't the steel workers been at the forefront of such cooperation?
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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
michaelperelman.wordpress.com
Now available in DVD from Koch-Lorber, Ken Loach’s “Raining Stones” is a
reminder of how powerful he can be when he focuses on the lives of
ordinary working people trapped in poverty. Nobody can gainsay the
importance of films such “The Wind that Shakes the Barley”, “Land and
Freedom,” and “Car
(From the always interesting Chris Bray, a member of the Cliopatria
group blog. Bray was a graduate student who served with the military in
Iraq. A very sharp guy, even when his politics are suspect.)
http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/41800.html
Chris Bray
Bleeding Past Empty
How much pain?
As subpr
On 8/10/07, ravi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So, how does
> one get a definitive answer on this: can we know to any degree of
> certainty what the % of involuntarily unemployed adults are? Is this
> measurable exclusively from the benefits numbers?
The BLS has "Alternative measures of labor under
Many economists believed that depressions were "farm led and farm
bred". Not long before I went to grad school a not insignificant
number of economists attributed the Great Depression to the farm
depression that Shoven was describing.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State Univ
Haven't the steel workers been at the forefront of such cooperation?
That's my impression. Here's their Global Solidarity page
http://www.uswa.org/uswa/program/content/overview_sub.php?modules2_ID=549&modules_ID=549
And, an article from the AFL-CIO blog on USW efforts that helped Firestone
wo
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