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Is Krugman anticipating a Sarah Palin presidency?

nebris wrote in the_recession Jan 02, 2011 05:01

by Gaius Publius on 1/02/2011 06:01:00 AM

I'm not sure how to read this Paul Krugman post. The last line seems flippant, but go through the whole thing carefully. The numbers don't lie, and I think he means what he implies.
Two things are clear. First, the economy has to grow around 2 1/2 percent per year just to keep ( Read more... )

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New Economic Study: If People Don't Eat Chicken, They Will Starve to Death

nebris wrote in the_recession Jul 30, 2010 18:03

From Center for Economic and Policy ResearchBy Dean Baker ( Read more... )

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Mamet Distills The Sociopathic Essence of Capitalism Into Seven F'ing Minutes [NSFW]

nebris wrote in the_recession Apr 08, 2010 06:02

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Newsflash:

cieldumort wrote in the_recession Mar 14, 2010 01:52

US Recession May Not Have Ended Last Summer,
And Considerably Deeper & Longer Than Stated
Shocker, right?

Well, here's some night owl blogging - are there any night owl or predawn commenters? Especially considering that in just about 51 minutes I'm giving up a full hour to the time police, I might as well try to make this a worthwhile post, eh? ;)

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