How the World Works

By Andrew Leonard

Posts on Thursday, August 21, 2008

Speculation nation
"Irrational Exuberance" author Robert Shiller predicted both the dot-com bust and the housing market collapse -- and now his new book offers fixes for America's bubble mentality.
Obama: The big-spending fiscal conservative
The New York Times tackles Obamanomics -- and does a darn good job.
Biopiracy and bird flu
A U.S. government patent application raises a knotty question: Should a country own property rights to the diseases that afflict its citizens?
The new Cold War: Bad for a hot planet
When Russia and Georgia rolled out the tanks, Europe's effort to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions may have gotten blitzed

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Uncle Sam needs to go shopping. Not us
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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.
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.
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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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