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Tag: Economy
Bring in the Criminologists
In May of 2009, Simon Johnson wrote in The Quiet Coup: If the IMF’s staff could speak freely about the … More
Facing Down the Wall Street Oligarchs (part 2)
And so the story of The Wall Street Oligarchs (part 1) and the Main Street Taxpayers, resumes with Simon Johnson, former … More
A Skeptical Simon Johnson on The Sun King, The Inside Man, and “Too Big to Regulate”
Almost everyone agrees that our financial system is broken. That our government is complicit in this broken system. That the … More
Kaptur and Johnson Detail Wash & Wall Dysfunction
US Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and Former International Monetary Fund chief economist Simon Johnson discussed the state of the economy … More
The End of Cash For Clunkers Leaves A Lot Of “Unders” Showing
The end of Cash for Clunkers, aka CARS (Car Allowance Rebate System) program, was at 8pm Monday night. But for … More
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