Around The Dial – August 22, 2011
Economic policy reports, blog postings, and media stories of interest:
- Robert Reich says austerity is leading to a global recession.
- The Baseline Scenario asks “how big is the deficit, anyway.”
- Annie Lowrey reports on the future of the Postal Service.
- Simon Johnson says we’re not in “a second Great Depression.”
- James Kwak points out the validity of monetary policy.
- Off the Charts worries that Congress is “kicking states while they are down.”