How the World Works

By Andrew Leonard

Posts on Friday, August 22, 2008

Don't worry, be happy, buy a flat-screen TV
Gas prices got you down? House in foreclosure? Who cares? Your new television is awesome!
Peak dirt
Soil science isn't a glamour sport, but from Burkina Faso to Wisconsin, human survival depends on getting it right.
The case for oil price speculation improves
Most economists are still resisting the theory that oil markets were manipulated earlier this year, but some new evidence is testing their resolve
Sold! -- to the man in Lycra
Beleaguered real estate agents have found a new selling tool -- the trusty bike

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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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