Wonkette : Depression-Era Blingee Discovered There is no explanation for this bizarre old-timey example of a blinged-out spliff-smokin’ Hero of the Depression, and the bland Associated Press photo credit only adds to the Mystery. [NYT via Wonkette tipster Daisy Chain]. Read More: ...Core Economics » Blog Archive » Japan’s Growth Depression So I have been reading Paul Krugman’s updated The Return of Depression Economics. His thesis is that depressions are not ‘off the cards’ in advanced economies and the signs have been all around us for the past two decades. ... The Bush Depression's Silver Lining - TalkLeft: The Politics Of Crime Liberal coverage of crime-related political and injustice news. FDR and the New Deal: Did it prolong the Great Depression? | Salon Conservatives' newest talking point -- designed to stop Congress from passing an economic stimulus package -- is breathtaking. Sign of the Apocalypse: No cure for Depression? (Dealscape) Hopefully you had a relaxing holiday season where you were able to forget all the troubles in the world for a few days -- if you didn't notice, here at Dealscape we did. We also thought we'd ease back in to scaring you about the ... 12 Winter Depression Busters - World of Psychology I dread winter each year because many of my depression busters require sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s. What does a girl who kayaks and bikes for sanity do in the winter? Lots of things. Here are a few of them: ... Commentary » Blog Archive » The Greatest Depression “Let’s not mince words: This looks an awful lot like the beginning of a second Great Depression,” writes the New York Times’s Paul Krugman this morning. “So will we ‘act swiftly and boldly’ enough to stop that from happening?” ... JanfromtheBruce: What the Depression taught us - from the Greed is ... Greedy bankers and CEOs with highly risky investments, astronomically leveraged buyouts and sense of entitlement, create the worst economic mess since the Great Depression. Yet, who does Gwyn Morgan, former CEO of EnCana Corp., ... Pajamas Media » ‘Depression Fetishism’ All the Rage Not a day goes by without a journalist reminding us that this is the worst economy in seventy-five years. A quick mental calculation takes us back to the. Hit & Run > Historians and the Great Depression - Reason Magazine Off the top of my head, I can name "several serious professional historians" who would probably argue (and argue strongly) "that the New Deal prolonged the Depression." In addition to myself, they include Jonathan Bean of Southern ...
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