[PEN-L] Best U.S. factory jobs in rising jeopardy

2008-02-15 Thread Louis Proyect
from the February 15, 2008 edition - http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0215/p01s04-usec.html Best U.S. factory jobs in rising jeopardy As productivity abroad rises, US manufacturing is competing by trimming workers and wages. By Mark Trumbull | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor A

[PEN-L] Clinton, Obama Offer Similar Economic Visions

2008-02-15 Thread Louis Proyect
Clinton, Obama Offer Similar Economic Visions By Jonathan Weisman and Anne E. Kornblut Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, February 15, 2008; A01 WARREN, Ohio, Feb. 14 -- Hillary Rodham Clinton slammed Barack Obama during an appearance at a General Motors plant here on Thursday for what she

[PEN-L] subprime primer

2008-02-15 Thread Michael Perelman
David Shemano sent a funny explanation of the subprime crisis. He kindly asked if he should post it to the list, but it is far to big for most mailboxes. I put a link to it here. http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/a-subprime-primer/ -- Michael Perelman Economics Department