How the World Works

By Andrew Leonard

Posts on Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Jimmy Carter -- the peak oil president
His 1977 speech on the energy crisis is all too timely during a week of campaign obsession over tire gauges and offshore drilling.
Ethanol might make your kids stupid
A science journal details an indirect connection between phosphate-based fertilizers and lead poisoning

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Uncle Sam needs to go shopping. Not us
You want that discounted flat-screen TV. You want to help boost the economy. But I've got news for you.
Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008 14:23 EST
Dow plunges again, Friedman fans despair
Despite the best efforts of the Federal Reserve to follow the economic prescriptions of Milton Friedman, nothing is working. But Keynes' stock is rising.
Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008 00:34 EST
It's official: We're in a recession
Remember when Phil Gramm said Americans were a "nation of whiners"? He was wrong. The recession started last December.
Monday, Dec 1, 2008 22:24 EST
The month the U.S. economy died
More bad numbers emerge detailing October's meltdown. Investors respond: The Dow goes into free fall.
Monday, Dec 1, 2008 19:45 EST

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Dow plunges again, Friedman fans despair
Despite the best efforts of the Federal Reserve to follow the economic prescriptions of Milton Friedman, nothing is working. But Keynes' stock is rising.
It's official: We're in a recession
Remember when Phil Gramm said Americans were a "nation of whiners"? He was wrong. The recession started last December.
The month the U.S. economy died
More bad numbers emerge detailing October's meltdown. Investors respond: The Dow goes into free fall.

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