February 2012 Archive

Casey Mulligan Has Another Head Scratcher On Unemployment Insurance

By Dean Baker: In his Economix post today Casey Mulligan asks the question of whether unemployment benefits on net create jobs. He tells readers that: “Even if unemployment insurance ...

Andrew Rosenthal Is Not a Politician

By Marie Burns: Sometimes I wonder if Andrew Rosenthal is paying attention. Rosenthal is the editor of the editorial section of the New York Times. He is ...

In New Op-Ed, Romney Reiterates ‘Let Detroit Go Bankrupt’

By Travis Waldron: Two weeks from today, voters in Michigan will hit the polls for the state’s Republican presidential primary, where native son and former Massachusetts ...

For NYT, Apple Making Less Profit Is Not Even an Option

By Peter Hart: In the Times Sunday Review Jesse Kornbluth writes "There are things that do not happen in the real world. Noam Chomsky becoming president. Unflattering photos of Jennifer Aniston. Apple doubling the price of iPhones so its Chinese assemblers can work a 40-hour week."