…vaginal creams. The controversy There may be some validity to a limited change in the label of female hormone replacement products. The original study showing the potential for harm from…

…MSNBC, and others. And more, most of it indicative of a desire to have state-controlled media instead of a free press. “FCC Broadcast Accountability” came under the label of “Reform.”…

…no matter the labels thrown upon them, going back 1000s of years. Its recurring features — concentrated power, weak accountability mechanisms, suppression of organized opposition — are structural problems of…

…wages were falling. It is also worth noting that the fastest wage gains since the pandemic have been at the bottom end of the wage distribution and the Black/white wage gap has…

…in foreclosures have made it clear that these securities are worth considerably less than banks expected. But there is enormous uncertainty about how much less. That’s why we have a…

by Linda Beale Romer’s deficit reduction suggestions worth a read Christina Romer’s recent piece in the New York Times is worth reading. See C.D. Romer, Cutting the Deficit, with Compassion,…

…event in the world and history occurred (maybe not paying public attention?). Jonathon Portes (micro) at Not the Treasury View asks: Which (macro)-economists are worth listening to? This post relates…

…it was in the 2 years leading up to the recession. This is worth more investigation; but historically, the FOF measure (the change in net worth) has been more reliable….

…new blog from The Epicurean Dealmaker and, presumably, others. Worth it for TED’s Reformist Manifesto alone. *I do not necessarily assume that either of these sets fully contains the other….

…take losses on their stock purchases when the deal closed), that meant that they thought their bonds were worth well under 100 cents on the dollar in a bankruptcy. Shareholders…