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Most read The origins of the next crisis Why The World Is Headed For A Balance Sheet Recession How strategic defaults are boosting consumer spending More on strategic defaults and retail sales SEC Charges Goldman Sachs…

New Economic Thinking The Central Bank as “Deal of the Last Resort”? Koo, White, Soros and Akerloff videos from inaugural INET conference Greek Sovereign Debt Crisis Angela Calling Update Angela Calling Galbraith, Stiglitz and…

I originally wrote this post under a different title yesterday. I have changed the title to more accurately reflect what I am driving at in the post. Otherwise the post is exactly the same. The question is: which media companies will find…

I am on my way to a conference called Facing the Fracture: The Media and the Economic Crisis at Columbia University sponsored by the Roosevelt Institute and I wanted to run a few thoughts on blogging by you. What I am going to say applies…

Greek Sovereign Debt Crisis From A Greek Debt Crisis To A Eurozone Structural One? Europe puts the loaded gun on the table but no bailout Figaro: France will accept the IMF for Greek bailout Germany: First the penalties, then the…

Most Read Strategic default: In come the waves again The politicization of economic problems Germany backtracking on IMF involvement in Greece Roach: I think we should take the baseball bat out on Paul Krugman The Economy's Vicious…

This past week’s posts marked a turn for me on a few levels. It is apparent that most market reform efforts are mere tweaks of the existing system. I am being to conclude that no meaningful financial reform can occur absent an absolute…

Most Read The mindset will not change; a depressionary relapse may be coming Just what is going on in Sweden? Going Off on Rogoff – There is No Hard Debt Constraint for Fiat Currency The Retirement Lottery Why is George Soros…

Most Read Is AIG the main CDS insurer for Greek government debt? Drawing the right lessons from an obscure tale of obscure interest rate swaps Beijing is not Washington’s banker EM Currencies Remain Vulnerable As Pessimism Returns…

Here’s my take on a recent story of apparent plagiarism at the New York Times.  Some are probably conjuring up memories of Jayson Blair.  However, I see something different, namely a battle regarding the credibility of independent…