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Must Read Posts for May 8, 2010 - Greece Edition

On The Economic Populist you might have noticed the left column. We try to list other sites and blogs who have exceptional insight and writing on what is happening in the U.S. economy.

Sometimes though, one cannot say it better but miss those who did. These posts are all related to the Greek Crisis.

Must Read Post #1

The New York Times has a fantastic graphic of the interdependence in Europe on Greek Debt with an accompanying article describing the EU dominoes.

 


Click on Image to Enlarge. Source: New York Times

 

Must Read Posts for May 1st, 2010

On The Economic Populist you might have noticed the side columns. We try to list other sites and blogs who have exceptional insight and writing on what is happening in the U.S. economy.

Sometimes though, one cannot say it better but miss those who did.

Must Read #1

A new study shows U.S. middle class jobs have disappeared:

The four middle-skill occupations -- sales, office and administrative workers, production workers and operators -- accounted for 57.3% employment in 1979. That portion fell to 48.6% in 2007, and declined to 45.7% in 2009, according to the report.

The O word, offshore outsourcing is mentioned as a cause.

Must Read #2

This is one of those articles where one might strongly suspect a lobbyist plant. A study claims regulating derivatives will cost 41% of Goldman Sachs profits. Hmmmm, does the study assume those funds are now redirected to investing in the real U.S. economy?

Must Read #3

Must Read Posts for April 17, 2010

On The Economic Populist you might have noticed the middle column. We try to list other sites and blogs who have exceptional insight and writing on what is happening in the U.S. economy.

Sometimes though, one cannot say it better but miss those who did. This week has damning posts on tax avoidance through offshore outsourcing.

 

Must Read Posts for April 15, 2010

On The Economic Populist you might have noticed the middle column. We try to list other sites and blogs who have exceptional insight and writing on what is happening in the U.S. economy.

Sometimes though, one cannot say it better but miss those who did.

Must Read Post #1

The Atlanta Fed blog looked deeper into the inventory question after wholesale inventories came up plus the fact most of Q4 2009 GDP was inventories.

Must Read Posts for April 6, 2010

On The Economic Populist you might have noticed the middle column. We try to list other sites and blogs who have exceptional insight and writing on what is happening in the U.S. economy.

Sometimes though, one cannot say it better but miss those who did.

Must Read Post #1

An New York Times op-ed by Koniah, Cohen, Dana & Ross, How Washington Abetted the Bank Job , blasts Ben Bernanke claiming he knew nothing on the Lehman 105 repo use. They also call out all of Washington.

Must Read Posts for April 3, 2010

On The Economic Populist you might have noticed the middle column. We try to list other sites and blogs who have exceptional insight and writing on what is happening in the U.S. economy.

Sometimes though, one cannot say it better but miss those who did.

Must Read Post #1

Simon Johnson does a real call out in The Most Dangerous Man in America: Jamie Dimon:

The second type of banker is much more dangerous. This person understands how to control risk within a massive organization, manage political relationships across the political spectrum, and generate the right kind of public relations. When all is said and done, this banker runs a big bank and – here’s the danger – makes it even bigger.

Jamie Dimon is by far the most dangerous American banker of this or any other recent generation.

Must Read Post #2

Must Read Posts for March 27, 2010

On The Economic Populist you might have noticed the middle column. We try to list other sites and blogs who have exceptional insight and writing on what is happening in the U.S. economy.

Sometimes though, one cannot say it better but miss those who did.

Must Read Post #1

Well, sometimes it's must watch. Below is Senator Ted Kaufman's Senate Floor speech, Ending Too Big to Fail. Sen. Kaufman does a call out on the woefully inadequate Senate Financial Reform bill.

 

Must Read Posts for March 20, 2010

On The Economic Populist you might have noticed the middle column. We try to list other sites and blogs who have exceptional insight and writing on what is happening in the U.S. economy.

Sometimes though, one cannot say it better but miss those who did.

Must Read Post #1

The Altanta Fed blog looks at Gross Domestic Income (GDI) and notes it's correlation to GDP and this recession's divergence.

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