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Paul Krugman on G.W. Bush & U.S. economy
August 29, 2008, 1 Comment

Feeling No Pain PAUL KRUGMAN (NYT) My first reaction to Bill Clinton’s convention speech was sheer professional jealou ...

Oil & Power
August 25, 2008, Comments Off on Oil & Power

Excellent selection of readings suggested by one of our favorite sources Petrodollar bonanza offers economic key (FT) At ...

Wednesday Night #1381
August 20, 2008, 9 Comments

We are delighted that Anne Lagacé Dowson, the NDP candidate in our by-election will be joining us this Wednesday. As al ...

ABCP Investors
August 18, 2008, Comments Off on ABCP Investors

August 18 Disgruntled investors lose Ontario court bid in ABCP meltdown (CBC News) Disgruntled investors, who bought ass ...

U.S. Presidential Campaign: Candidates & Issues
August 17, 2008, 1 Comment

More on the 2008 campaign and issues Although the early days of the campaign were regrettably short on serious explorati ...

China, Beijing Olympics II
August 7, 2008, 1 Comment

China, Beijing Olympics ; Tibet Official website The Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games The Olympic Embl ...

India: Hindus & Muslims
August 7, 2008, Comments Off on India: Hindus & Muslims

7 August 2008 Violence runs through this ‘stable’ India, built on poverty and injustice The country the west ...

Can This Planet Be Saved?, Paul Krugman
August 1, 2008, Comments Off on Can This Planet Be Saved?, Paul Krugman

August 1, 2008 Please see Uncertainty and Climate change (Op-Ed, NYT) Recently the Web site The Politico asked Nancy Pel ...

The U.S. Economy and Bad Government Policies
August 1, 2008, Comments Off on The U.S. Economy and Bad Government Policies

See also Rodrigue Tremblay on Wednesday-night.com by Rodrigue Tremblay I think the [US financial] system is basically so ...

U.S. Presidential Campaign: Issues – Trade & Tariffs
July 31, 2008, Comments Off on U.S. Presidential Campaign: Issues – Trade & Tariffs

Taxing the Poor Edward Gresser (Foreign Affairs) … most imports arrive not under FTAs but through the permanent ta ...

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