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Winning in Iraq news

…victory will be large and far-reaching. Michael Yon, who’s observed Iraq, first-hand, a lot more closely than most U.S. journalists and politicians, believes that “We are winning because of who…

Profits increase capital or finance spending today?

Michael Perelman at Econospeak continues his thoughts on captial spending and finacialization of US companies. Here is his post: 3 Takes on Investment in the United States: 3 Regarding the…

Complicated politics in the ME

Iraqi politics certainly is complicated. Try this article. So, I was at a great Center for American Progress panel yesterday with journalists Nir Rosen and Michael Ware. They have been…

Peltzman Effect

…driving/riding in a small car was dangerous and led to more deaths. But now we have a new study at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1080911 where Michael Anderson found that driving a large SUV…

Again, he who owns is responsible….

…in a tailspin. “This is the trenches here. We’ve got to stabilize our community,” said Worcester city manager Michael O’Brien in a sidewalk interview outside the foreclosed condominiums on the…

Iran trains extremists

Al Qaeda in Iran July 16, 2007 on Michael Totten’s site. “It is long past time that one important piece of fantastical rubbish be finally sent on its way: this…

Propaganda from Texas

…an average of $18,153 a year. How is that possible? A look at the far right-hand column of the consumption chart, labeled “financial flows,” shows why: those lower-income families have…

What are we going to do now? Your choice.

…really aggravates that level of stress,” said Michael Blecker, executive director of Swords to Plowshares,” a San Francisco homeless-vet outreach program. “And being in a situation where you have these…

Reclaiming water

…the Colorado River are becoming unavailable,” said Michael R. Markus, general manager of the water district. “This will help drought-proof the region and give us a locally controlled source of…