by Linda Beale Economic stimulus–the right and the wrong of it crossposted with Ataxingmatter Clearly, for ordinary Americans, the US economy is still in a funk from the financial crisis…

…was such a trenchant rebuttal of any kind of left-leaning economic philosophy. Basically, the claim is made that it was a cut in government spending, tax cuts, laissez-faire ecomomic policy,…

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…

by Linda Beale Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development–Levin Keynote Michigan’s Carl Levin gave the keynote address at the Washington conference of the Task Force on Financial Integrity…

…in economic theory which is modest but not zero. However, I didn’t find economic theory useful in a way which is flattering to economic theory. My reasoning is that an…

by Bruce Webb Well the Republican Party and economic conservatives generally have made their position clear, they are openly using the current meltdown as an opportunity to kill Medicare and…

…as driver of the economy’ meme. Bush Economic report 2009. Works now. Clinton Economic report 2001 Ok, go for it. Update: The links worked this morning. They also do not…

…may be more Keynesian than yours truly – writes: My question in all this, which no conservatives are rushing to answer, is this: What sequence of economic events would it…

…pro-growth economic policies. The tax cuts I signed left $880 billion with our nation’s workers, small business owners and families. They’ve used that money to fuel our economic resurgence. Not…