Monthly Archives: August 2012

David Stockman on Ryan’s “fairy tale budget plan”

David Stockman, was director of the Office of Management and Budget from 1981 to 1985, and is author of the forthcoming book “The Great Deformation: How Crony Capitalism Corrupts Free Markets and Democracy.” In a NY Times Op-Ed yesterday he … Continue reading

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Five years on in the Great Recession

Great article by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard of the Financial Times today surveying the seemingly never-ending nightmare which is our present global debt crisis.  Read it here:  Five years on, the Great Recession is turning into a life sentence. But this too … Continue reading

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Time, austerity and deleveraging are the economic cure–not God, magicians or politicians

With all the buzz this weekend about the fresh-faced Ryan joining the Romney ticket one might think the smiling duo is a game changer in terms of the economy and recovery. Who knows which team will win more votes in … Continue reading

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