…of the earnings/compensation series in Exhibit 1 here.) Since December 2007, real hourly compensation has increased just 1.3%. Furthermore, the index declined four consecutive quarters through Q2 2010, a first…

…could help protect the U.S. economy. August 1, 2010 | Editor’s note: The following is a speech delivered by Elizabeth Warren at Netroots Nation 2010. Check out AlterNet’s petition at…

…again they didn’t have a lot of choice. But in 2010 we know from observation of the Stimulus and HCR legislative process that budget bills BY RULE live or die…

…on typical SSRR Day only two of six Trustees was actually confirmed. Well flash forward to 2010. A year older and perhaps a little wiser, and wary from being pwned…

…track for a $1.5 tn deficit in 2010). Lets pause for a second, because this is totally counter-intuitive. How can interest transformed into Special Treasuries but not actually financed from…

…Bentsen, jr., Chair in Government/Business Relations, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin June 30, 2010 Mr. Chairmen, members of the commission, thank you…

by Bruce Webb via Brad DeLong we learn that CBO is releasing its 2010 Long Term Budget Outlook on Wednesday at 9AM. Which is also the date that the 2010…

…two consecutive months. The Netherlands and Germany account for roughly 13% of total export demand from the Philippines. The euro has depreciated 8% against the Philippine peso since April 2010…

…Swiss banks and the impact of banking secrecy on tax evasion. It’s Demystifying Swiss Banks, May 15, 2010, money.co.uk. Just another reason that tax reform and bank reform go together….

…reshape financial system, Wash. Post, May 4, 2010. Basically, the story line is this (with some added interpretive flourishes of my own, in italics). Bank lobbyists didn’t like the House…