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Today is for Brazil

…could become a model for the rest of the industry in the Gulf. The company, with partner Astra Holdings, is considering a plan to double the capacity of its 100,000-barrel-per-day…

De-salinization side effects

double the amount of fresh water for agriculture in order to feed everyone, according to the UN. Although desalination is often pointed to as the answer to this problem, a…

FDR and CAPITAL SPENDING IN THE DEPRESSION

…also means the variables double counts profits. For capacity utilization I use the gap between potential real GDP published by the Congressional Budget Office and actual real GDP. Not to…

Is China quietly moving away from US treasuries?

…straight year of double-digit growth. But the reserves have become a political issue both within China and between Beijing and Washington. As the dollar has fallen in value, the People’s…

What Do Public Employee Unions Want?

…never historically deviated much from 20 percent, is now scheduled to nearly double in size to 38 percent by 2050. Factor & Kerpen are rightfully concerned about the tax burden…

Stiglitz and Bilmes: The Real Cost of Iraq War

…$2 Trillion figure, but even the direct costs are staggering: “There are 16,000 people with serious injuries,” Stiglitz said. “That number is predicted to double [by 2010], and every injured…

Cheney Sanctioned Torture is not a Movie

Does Jonah Goldberg get it? For some strange reason, he wants to accuse Hollywood types (whatever than means) of having a double standard on torture. His evidence? After all, tactics…

More GOP Fiscal Insanity

double the budget savings that Republicans muscled through the House last month. GOP leaders portray the tax bills — for the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast, affluent investors, U.S. troops serving in…