View By Tag : how the world works
Uncle Sam needs to go shopping. Not us
(www.salon.com)
When confronted with the news that Wal-Mart shoppers were so eager to take advantage of a Black Friday sale that they trampled an employee to death, most people are, quite naturally, appalled. My... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
Message to Peggy Noonan: Open your eyes!
(www.salon.com)
On Tuesday morning, Mark Thoma hosted a rant by fellow economist Tim Duy taking apart a silly column in the Wall Street Journal by Peggy Noonan. For the full point-by-point analysis, I refer you to... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
Dow plunges again, Friedman fans despair
(www.salon.com)
It would be tempting to blame Ben Bernanke's bleak assessment of the current economic situation, in a speech in Austin, Texas, on Monday, for yet another debilitating market swoon -- the Dow closed... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
The bad economics of stopping gay marriage
(www.salon.com)
In the Gospel of Mark, 8:36, it reads "For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" How the World Works proposes an updated version: "For what shall it... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
Where did all the wealth go?
(www.salon.com)
If you have the stomach for 10 minutes of schadenfreude, you might enjoy watching a series of clips edited together featuring Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital, arguing about the economy... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
The perils of cheap oil
(www.salon.com)
My kids and I drove to Southern California (from Berkeley) and back this past weekend to visit my grandmother. Three tanks of gas in total -- averaging roughly $2.35 a gallon. At 16 gallons a tank,... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
As goes General Motors, so goes the world?
(www.salon.com)
Whether you blame labor costs or management missteps or the (temporarily easing) energy crisis or the financial meltdown, there is no avoiding the conclusion that Detroit's Big Three automakers are in... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding | 1 Comments |
Wal-Mart surfs the meltdown
(www.salon.com)
Depending on where you stand on the Wal-Mart-O-Meter -- ranging from Wal-Mart: Genius of Capitalism to Wal-Mart: Civilization's Downfall -- you will likely have a differing reaction to a quote from... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
The credit card grinch who stole Christmas
(www.salon.com)
As investment guru John Mauldin writes in his most recent newsletter, whoever gets elected President on Tuesday will face a huge economic mess. Mauldin, a former member of the executive committee of... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
Chinese advice for the next U.S. president
(www.salon.com)
Hu Shuli, the editor of Caijing, China's premier business and finance magazine, has some advice for "the next U.S. president." Hu, who has been variously described as "feisty," "crusading" and "the... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |
RSS
Follow on Twitter
Facebook App
