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Comic Relief In Jackson Hole

Brown Capuchin Monkey Comedians from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) have hedge fund traders and financial bloggers snickering, including this must-read example at Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis. Some of their economic positions as committee members at NBER…

Oligopoly Of Sugar Water

The Illusion of Diversity, Philip H. Howard Assistant Professor Philip H. Howard of Michigan State University concludes that approximately 89% of beverage options are controlled by three corporations.  Many people who haven’t been sleeping under the proverbial rock can name…

Double Dipping Slipping

‘W’ Recession of Early 1980’s In the past few days, several people and organizations have questioned whether the economy is falling back into a recession (double-dip or “W”recovery). The last double-dip recession in the U.S was the early 1980’s. Our…