Economics & The Economy
- From 6 Economists, 6 Ways to Face 2012 — Economic View – NYTimes.com.— I Just Got Here, but I Know Trouble When I See It
- Euro Leaders Aim to Buy Time to Save Currency – Bloomberg
- Brad DeLong: Mark Thoma: John Cochrane vs. Robert Barro on Government Purchases and Aggregate Demand
- Jared Bernstein: Happy New Year! Now, Here Are a Few Things to Worry About
- The beauty of data visualization | The Big Picture
(A TEDTalk video I overlooked and missed? About data visualization! How dit that happen?)
Politics — The Tea Party
- Where Did They Come From? The Rise of the Tea Party | Common Dreams
US press coverage has usually cast the Tea Party as an authentic expression of popular anger against Washington insiders. Anthony DiMaggio’s new book, Rise of the Tea Party, shatters such myths, demonstrating that the Tea Party has never been a genuine social movement or political outsider but rather an elite-dominated group that was closely linked to the Republican establishment from its inception three years ago. The Tea Party’s goal has been to aid a struggling Republican Party in its efforts to further roll back the social safety net and funnel more wealth and power from workers to the rich. The book’s relevance extends well beyond just the Tea Party, though. DiMaggio uses the group as a case study to explore broader issues of corporate media bias, the rightward shift of US politics in recent decades, and the effects of material and non-material factors in shaping people’s attitudes.
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Politics
- First Read – Huntsman says he’s only viable alternative to Romney
- Top 10 viral videos of 2011 – Patrick Gavin – POLITICO.com
- For Romney, a ‘big hill to climb’ with conservatives – The Washington Post