Oil prices and speculation
Naked Capitalism details how oil prices are being driven by speculation, not demand, to the detriment of all but a tiny few.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Day May 9, 2008
Lebanon on brink of civil war
Again. Juan Cole is following the situation closely.
Race-baiting is not a winning strategy
Call DNC Chair Howard Dean and Tell Him to Stop the Clinton Campaign’s race-baiting In the last few days, a desperate Clinton campaign has turned to race-baiting as its primary strategy. Tell DNC Chair Howard Dean to insist that if…
Why credit card debt is a bad idea
Say a consumer has $10,000 of credit-card debt with a 20% interest rate and the minimum payment is calculated by taking 2.5% of the average daily balance. It will take more than 50 years to pay off the balance with…
Our escrow lurches forward
While the sale of our house was scheduled to happen several days ago, it now appears it’ll happen next week. Sue and I and all the agents and lawyers involved (in CT, lawyers close a real estate deal), all see…