We're not feeling it yet, but in a technical sense the recession is done. GDP grew last quarter by...
Category - Economy
Shocker! The Stimulus Is Working
USA Today: WASHINGTON — States have reported using stimulus money to create or save more than...
Wingnuts Will Enroll in the Public Option, Too
I have this running theory that around 45 percent of all Americans signing up for the (eventual)...
Dow 10,000 Matters
Yes, unemployment is still high. And yes, foreclosures are high, too. The economy still sucks...
Super Stupid
Digby: Mort Zuckerman was on McLaughlin this week and said that the stimulus was a big fat failure...
The Pitch for a Second Recovery Bill
This chart might be the best pitch for more jobs-oriented spending: I still believe healthcare...
Thank You, Michael Moore
This is outstanding. Michael Moore on CNN with Wolf Blitzer: Part 2:
Perspective on the Economy
For the last week or so, MSNBC has been comparing various financial numbers from prior to the...
Obvious Headline from An Unlikely Source
U.S. Economy Gets Lift From Stimulus There was never any doubt among non-crazy people that this...
The Obama Recovery
The economy is improving: Employers throttled back on layoffs in July, cutting just 247,000 jobs...
Founding Fathers of Failure – Update
Following up on my Manhattan Magazine essay, there's this atrocity: DETROIT (AP) — Former General...
The Founding Fathers of Failure
My essay for Manhattan Magazine about the epic Wall Street fail is posted. Go here, then select...
Holy Moley
California is really seriously screwed. All of the Republicans who can't wait to see what it looks...
Fox Business Fail
This is a remarkably epic fail video. Clearly none of the anchors has any clue what a "stay" is...
Daddy's Gonna Pay For Their Crashed Car
Yglesias on the ultimate impact of the TARP bailouts: At the end of the day, the valuable thing...
The Definition of Insanity
Pardon the cliche, but GM appears to be doing the same thing over and over, and expecting a...
Economic Girly Men
They never learn: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said today that he would like to see such “radical”...
Stimulus Go
The Labor numbers are out just now: 345,000 jobs lost. They were expecting 520,000. So this is good...
Attention Red-Baiters
How many corporations are currently owned or controlled by the United States government? IEEEEEEE...
California Is Screwed
This is staggering: The cuts Mr. Schwarzenegger has proposed to make up the difference, if enacted...