By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com
By David Caploe PhD, Chief Political Economist, EconomyWatch.com
America continues to be a sad sad place, with a lot of great people and qualities that are nevertheless increasingly overcome by the very worst elements of a society that doesn’t see itself as such but, rather, as a random collection of individuals somehow thrown together.
While I don’t like everything that Jim Fallows does, he is one of the rare people – not just Westerners – who really seems to have a grasp of the complexity that is today’s China. [br]
Along with Frank Rich and Paul Krugman – who, despite our occasional disagreements, we still think is the best economics columnist in the mainstream US media, bar none –
Well, it’s hardly a surprise, given the way the TBTF banks have “cleaned up” under Obama,
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The annual survey, conducted by advocacy group Small Business California, revealed low confidence in the state’s business and political climate among business owners.
As we have noted several times, the Greek crisis raises significant questions regarding the future of the Eurozone.
As we have noted several times, the Greek crisis raises significant questions regarding the future of the Eurozone.
The German government often promises poor countries enormous sums for environmental protection and development, but it rarely keeps its word.
In the context of the Greek crisis, that tendency could come back to haunt Berlin.
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Germany may have lost its position as the world’s leading exporter to China, but its dominance in the export market still has its fellow euro-zone members hot under the collar.
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