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A Picture Worth 800 Billion Dollars

Posted on 2009 February 6 by mongreldogs

In case somehow you think all the talk of “an economy in free fall” is somehow just hyperbole: This graphic, printed at Swampland, makes clear: We are already in deep trouble. The current stimulus bill is, in anything, too small. … Continue reading →

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What’s Going Wrong

Posted on 2008 September 30 by mongreldogs

The failure to enact the bailout bill, or indeed, any economic recovery bill, has shaken some people to their core. It’s heightened a sense that our politics is broken and that we as a people no longer have what it … Continue reading →

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