Econ more

http://news.yahoo.com/census-shows-1-2-people-poor-low-income-054325860.html

http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/what-if-lehman-happened-today--20111201

http://www.nationaljournal.com/nationalsecurity/senate-passes-defense-authorization-bill-obama-to-sign-into-law-20111215

http://www.tomdispatch.com/archive/175480/

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203430404577092682864215896.html

http://physics.ucsd.edu/do-the-math/2011/12/wind-fights-solar/

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/zombie-borders/

http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2011/12/12/exactly_what_is_crony_capitalism_anyway_99412.html

http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2011/12/05/the_financially_driven_erosion_of_scientific_integrity_99401.html

http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2011/11/21/the_price_we_pay_for_investment_apartheid_99379.html

http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2011/12/13/what_is_rich_and_poor_in_america__99418.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-16090055

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/12/15/390426/study-unemployment-insurance-work-harder/

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/12/09/385941/walmart-heirs-worth-30-percent-bottom/

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/12/09/385989/republicans-job-creators-taxes/

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/12/09/385954/gop-unemployment-payroll/

http://travonfree.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/an-open-letter-to-newt-gingrich-from-a-black-kid-who-grew-up-in-a-poor-neighborhood/

http://travonfree.wordpress.com/2011/01/10/whats-obama-done-the-last-two-years-im-glad-you-asked/

In case you haven't noticed, Robert Reich is one of my current heroes.

http://front.moveon.org/robert-reich-puts-an-offer-on-the-table-for-president-obama/#.Tuo3HwuaXD4.facebook

http://front.moveon.org/what-if-everyone-saw-this-facebook-status/

http://front.moveon.org/now-this-is-an-e-card-worth-sharing/

http://www.thenation.com/article/165158/proud-angry-poor

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/shock-as-retreat-of-arctic-sea-ice-releases-deadly-greenhouse-gas-6276134.html

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/why-the-haiti-earthquake-may-not-have-been-a-natural-disaster-6275044.html

http://lifehacker.com/5868070/when-are-off+brand-gadgets-good-enough?commented=true

http://lifehacker.com/5868374/the-car-repairs-you-can-seriously-do-yourself-despite-your-abilities?commented=true

http://lifehacker.com/5867831/remains-of-the-day-the-ntsb-wants-to-ban-cell-phones-in-cars?commented=true

http://blog.aarp.org/2011/11/09/holiday-wine-shopping-4-thrifty-tips/?sf2709789=1

http://www.good.is/post/an-ode-to-a-poor-black-kid-i-never-knew-how-forbes-gets-it-wrong/

http://www.forbes.com/sites/quickerbettertech/2011/12/12/if-i-was-a-poor-black-kid/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/natasha-burton/im-headed-for-divorce-eve_b_1149876.html?ref=divorce&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/15/opinion/collins-mitts-zest-for-zings.html?_r=2&hp=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1323991457-ogoAj1Cu5/mReEzVH9jgPQ

http://www.good.is/post/technology-pirates-to-set-sail-off-the-golden-coast?utm_campaign=daily_good2&utm_medium=email_daily_good2&utm_source=headline_link&utm_content=Technology%20Pirates%20to%20Set%20Sail%20Off%20the%20Golden%20Coast

http://www.newdeal20.org/2011/12/12/why-does-the-dallas-fed-president-want-to-destroy-west-coast-port-unions-67102/?utm_source=New+Deal+2.0+newsletter&utm_campaign=5a725511f2-ND20weekly_12_15_1112_15_2011&utm_medium=email

http://www.newdeal20.org/2011/12/15/why-isnt-the-sec-cracking-down-harder-on-banks-67400/?utm_source=New+Deal+2.0+newsletter&utm_campaign=5a725511f2-ND20weekly_12_15_1112_15_2011&utm_medium=email

http://www.newdeal20.org/2011/12/14/seven-reasons-climate-change-is-a-fact-not-a-belief-67293/?utm_source=New+Deal+2.0+newsletter&utm_campaign=5a725511f2-ND20weekly_12_15_1112_15_2011&utm_medium=email

New Deal Numerology: Drawdown
by Deputy Editor Tim Price

This week’s numbers: 3,193; 4,000; 15,200; 67,495; 12%

3,193... is an extended number. That’s how many days the Iraq War lasted. The first Iraq War only took 100 hours, demonstrating why it’s rarely worth watching the Director’s Cut.
4,000... is a withdrawn number. That’s how many U.S. troops will be leaving Iraq this month, ending the military engagement there. And the critics said there would be no clear way to tell what victory was.
15,200... is a stationary number. That’s how many American personnel will remain in Iraq after the withdrawal. It’s like that awkward moment when you remember you left a box of stuff at your ex’s house, if it somehow contained an embassy’s worth of people.
67,495... is an outcast number. That’s how many homeless veterans are currently living in the U.S. Some banks have added to the problem by illegally foreclosing on them, though they claim they’re just taking a very broad view of the Third Amendment.
12%... is a reacclimating number. That’s the unemployment rate among veterans who have served since the Iraq War began. At least returning to a country with a devastated economy and crumbling infrastructure might ease the transition.


http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/opinion/gop-monetary-madness.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&utm_source=Column&utm_medium=twitter

http://www.foreignaffairs.com/features/letters-from/the-origins-of-the-greek-financial-crisis?page=show

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203430404577094760894401548.html

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2101745_2102132_2102373-1,00.html

http://www.bankrate.com/finance/news/mortgage-rates-dip-to-record-low.aspx?ec_id=Tweet101

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/b628be62-27c3-11e1-9433-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1gh91yGvR

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hn9Vltibrm1jARGW4dKrjGAry6Gg?docId=e178af1630fa417dbb7f1f800c66d6b7

http://www.businessinsider.com/why-the-us-market-is-facing-major-headwinds-2011-12

http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2011/12/what-went-wrong-with-u-s-health-care-cost-control.html

http://thebrowser.com/interviews/daron-acemoglu-on-inequality

http://medicalfutility.blogspot.com/2011/12/plain-speaking-at-end-of-life.html

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111212153157.htm

http://www.bankrate.com/finance/federal-reserve/weathering-the-frosty-fiscal-forecast.aspx?ec_id=Tweet101

http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2011/12/16/803381/further-reading-923/?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=Paul+Krugman

http://yanisvaroufakis.eu/2011/12/15/never-bailed-out-europes-ants-and-grasshoppers-revisited/

http://www.frumforum.com/dont-be-fooled-congress-isnt-working

http://www.frumforum.com/the-world-loses-a-light

http://www.frumforum.com/dont-judge-u-s-muslims-by-the-actions-of-fanatics

http://www.frumforum.com/get-tough-with-pakistan

http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2011/12/unemployment?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/theleftsversionofstructuralunemployment

http://www.economist.com/node/21541835

The comments are really fascinating in the following:

http://www.economist.com/blogs/johnson/2011/12/chinese

http://www.frumforum.com/christopher-hitchens-1949%E2%80%932011?utm_source=FrumForum+Twitter&utm_medium=twitter

http://www.frumforum.com/dont-endorse-ron-paul

http://www.frumforum.com/what-is-keeping-the-american-dream-alive?utm_source=FrumForum+Twitter&utm_medium=twitter

http://theweek.com/bullpen/column/220484/the-american-dream-moves-to-denmark

http://www.economist.com/node/21541718?fsrc=scn/tw/te/ar/thefaithanddoubtsofourfathers

http://www.economist.com/node/21541718?fsrc=scn/tw/te/ar/thefaithanddoubtsofourfathers