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The top of today’s reading list is Michael Hudson’s discussion of Margaret Thatcher’s legacy of failed privatization…….. and the last article discusses the next Korean War.
- Michael Hudson: Thatcher’s Legacy of Failed Privatizations (Michael Hudson, Naked Capitalsim) Michael Hudson, Naked Capitalism) Michael Hudson is a Global Economic Intersection contributor.
- Monsanto’s Next Target: Democracy (Ronnie Cummins and Katherine Paul, AlterNet)
- What Does Paul Ryan NOT Understand about Reserve Banking? (J.D. Alt, New Economic Perspectives) John Alt is a Global Economic Intersection contributor.
- Thatcher said that we have no alternatives. Progress requires that we prove her wrong. (Fabius Maximus) Fabius Maximus is a Global Economic Intersection contributor.
- Polynesian DNA mysteriously shows up in a Brazilian tribe (John Timmer, ars technica) Hat tip to Naked Capitalism.
- The American Public Suffered Recession for 4 Decades Before the Financial Crisis Hit (Barbara Garson, AlterNet)
- Greece Challenged by JGBs for Most-Volatile Bonds (Masaki Kondo, Mariko Ishikawa and Yumi Ikeda, Bloomberg) High volatility in Japanese bonds a function of relatively large differences between very small numbers. The implication that Japan is the new Greece is merely statistical hype and a misrepresentation.
- Japan’s unfinished policy revolution (Martin Wolf, Financial Times) Japan needs to tax corporate savings?
- IRS claims it can read your e-mail without a warrant (Declan McCullagh, CNET). Hat tip to Roger Erickson who proclaims his love for the IRS, as does everyone at Global Economic Intersection.
- The Next Korean War (Kier A. Leiber and Daryl G. Press, Foreign Affairs)
