…late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. “US violent crime is at its lowest in more than a century – but the funding that helped reduce it is disappearing,” THE CONVERSION. The United…

…is a history of the fight for the 8-hour work week and the labor movement of late 19th century America. It is also a history of the effects of immigration…

…SHENKER-OSORIO An excerpt from the book summary: This concise, entertaining book shows us how wrong-headed metaphors and deceptive language have muddled our economic thinking, and how better word choice alone…

…they fatally breached a radical economic covenant. If this text is meant to be a blueprint rather than just a historical snapshot, what does that mean for modern economic policy?…

by Mike Kimel Presidents, Congress, and Economic Growth – The Return of Presimetrics If you’re a regular reader, you may know that a couple of years ago, Michael Kanell of…

…other thing to note… growth, real economic growth, has been slowing for decades in the US. George W Bush’s term, even prior to the start of the Great Recession, compares…

…and job creation reflects three separate but mutually reinforcing factors: US corporate governance, Obama’s economic policies and the deregulation of US labor markets. Old economic models assume that companies merely…

by Mike Kimel Canadian economic growth is about two percentage points higher under Liberal governments Cross posted at the Presimetrics blog. Frances Woolley has a piece in Worthwhile Canadian Initiatives…

by cactus Economic Views – a Thought Brought About by Yves Smith’s (Excellent Book) Econned I’m still reading Econned, by Yves Smith. Sadly, these days I only have two minutes…

…more telling but still lagged by at least one month. For example, the employment report is the first major economic release of the month, which sets the stage for many…