Genius. Alternate headline: Unemployment in Massachusetts Ticks Up By One Job. Seriously, how dumb … [Read more...]
A reminder about the path to “full employment”
Your charts of the day. Earlier today, I wrote about the new ad from Bill Clinton that correctly … [Read more...]
Unemployment up in 44 states
Swing states not swinging up The engine of growth remains in low gear, it seems, and it’s not … [Read more...]
July jobs report: 163K jobs added, 8.3% jobless rate
Boost? The Bureau of Labor Statistics gave some mildly good news for the first time in four … [Read more...]
Roosevelt | “To Dissolve the Unholy Alliance Between Corrupt Business and Corrupt Politics is the First Task”
Why Is Corruption So Widespread? Liberals love Franklin Delano Roosevelt … and conservatives hate … [Read more...]
Gallup: Unemployment went up in July
Weekly jobless claims rise again. Two more indicators previewing tomorrow’s July jobs report … [Read more...]
ADP jobs report shows slowing in July; Update: Manufacturing “unexpectedly contracts” in July
Portents. Time to start breaking out the predictive indicators for Friday’s jobs report on … [Read more...]
GAO Study Finds OCC Foreclosure Review too Hard for Us to Understand
Apparently, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has been studying the possible reasons … [Read more...]
Friendly reminder from Obama: This is a choice election, not a referendum on my performance; Update: New Obama ad responds to “you didn’t build that” criticism
He’s right, it is a choice election. First choice: Eight percent unemployment and catastrophic … [Read more...]
How’s the View from Where You’re Sitting?
So, I was wondering… how’s the view from where you’re sitting these days. Is it … [Read more...]
Another recession coming?
For rising numbers of the poor, it's already here. As the jobs numbers and other economic data start … [Read more...]
Understanding Elite Fraud and the Mortgage Meltdown with William K. Black – A MM Podcast
If you know anything about the Savings & Loan crisis, then you know William K. Black. If you … [Read more...]
Unemployment up in 6 of 10 swing states
Trends We all know what’s truly important in this election in the minds of America’s … [Read more...]
Unemployment up in 6 of 10 swing states
Trends We all know what’s truly important in this election in the minds of America’s … [Read more...]
Weekly jobless claims jump 34,000 to 386K
"Big miss." Last week, I warned readers that the Independence Day holiday always plays hob with … [Read more...]
Study: 9% unemployment if Congress doesn’t stop sequestration
2.14 million U.S. jobs will disappear The congressional Super Committee is long gone, but the … [Read more...]
The lasting damage of this economy on young workers
Perpetual damage There’s a lot of talk about the difference between the published BLS … [Read more...]
Spanish labor not taking to those new austerity measures too well
Difícil. Spain’s recent financial and economic woes in the midst of the wider eurozone crisis … [Read more...]
Open thread: Romney to speak at NAACP; Update: Excerpts added
Making the rounds. Mitt Romney makes his pitch to the oldest civil-rights organization in the US … [Read more...]
Oh, good: Govt overpaid $14 billion in unemployment benefits in 2011
So, how's that whole "cutting waste" thing working out? Blergh. Obviously, when gigantic … [Read more...]
LBO AMERICA with Catherine Austin Fitts, A Mandelman Matters Podcast
Catherine Austin Fitts has perspective on the housing and mortgage meltdown like no other. Under … [Read more...]
Three Central Banks Surprise… Desperation in Three Part Harmony
Yesterday, the New York Times reported that in a single hour three central banks… one in … [Read more...]
I Would Have Bet Anything Against This 10 Years Ago…
I’m not kidding about this… If even ten years ago, someone would have tried to tell me … [Read more...]