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Around The Dial – Dec. 13

Economic policy reports, blog postings, and media stories of interest:

• Calculated Risk summarizes the latest trade data.
• Marshall Auerback argues for the abandonment of “Rubinomics.”
• Economix reports on the decline in self-employment.
• TaxVox notes that the tax deal will raise taxes for the working poor.

Graphing The Tax Deal

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has released two graphs that break down the reported deal reached between the Obama Administration and Republican leaders.

The first graph shows the composition of the reported deal.

The second graph estimates the preliminary cost of provisions in the reported deal.

The Basis of Educational Reforms

In a recent appearance on The PBS NewsHour, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan succinctly presented many of the ideas that — rightly or wrongly — are driving educational reforms across the country.

Around The Dial – Dec. 10

Economic policy reports, blog postings, and media stories of interest:

• Naked Capitalism looks at threats to state finances.
• The Economic Policy Institute analyzes the latest data on job openings.
• The Baseline Scenario considers the implications of the pending tax deal.
• Mark Thoma asks if the tax deal is “targeted, timely, and temporary.”
• Felix Salmon chronicles his quest for a clear answer from a bank.

So That’s How It Works

A nifty video from Random Samplings, the blog of the U.S. Census Bureau, explains just how congressional seats are apportioned among the 50 states.