Keeping The Wallet Closed

No surprise here, but they are now putting some numbers on the obvious trend - Americans just aren't spending the way we once did. It's back to the basics, and very little more.

The end of rampant consumerism in America?

As much as many Americans treat shopping as a sport of actual activity, this could be quite a shock. The Republican system of economics based on credit and fantasies of never-declining house prices have put the country in a challenging situation. Casting aside excessive consumerism is not such a bad thing, but it does not mean [...]

Where Things Stand

They've locked horns in Washington and we're coming down to the wire. The topic?  It's the economy, of course.

The Battle Is Joined

We knew it wouldn’t be easy. We knew President Obama would make mistakes. Let’s make a quick assessment of where we are now. First, you may have seen headlines that the popularity of the stimulus bill has tanked. Nate Silver says this is not so. It may have slipped a little in popularity, but a majority [...]

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