James Galbraith

Marshall Auerback here with some thoughts on the UK given the recent stellar performance of Sterling. “The Conservative belief that there is some law of nature which prevents men from being employed, that it is ‘rash’ to employ men, and…

This post was an April Fool's joke. We all know this is not going to happen anytime soon.

James Galbraith, a well-known professor at the University of Texas-Austin has joined Paul Krugman in declaring Barack Obama's nearly $800 billion stimulus plan too small. Below is a video from the Wall Street Journal explaining why the…

The big news today (at least in my mind) is the outsized jobless claims number of 573,000. This number confirms the view that the employment situation is worsening quite rapidly. I think we could see 7.2% unemployment next month given…

The tag line from the Obama campaign was "Change We Can Believe In." However, an increasing number of people are becoming skeptical as to whether Obama will actually change anything. I, for one, have always felt his cautious approach meant…

Today was a very exciting today in politics as well as in the markets. We are living in a time to remember, like nothing we have seen in our lifetime. The question for us remains "what does the future hold?" I would like to look on the…

We had a great comeback to be down only 300 points on the Dow yesterday. Who knew that the day would come when I would be satisfied with losing only 300 points. Below are some of the best of blogger posts on the web. Have a great…

The big news is about Paulson's Economic Patriot Act, which looks set to pass Congress. The ultimate question is in what guise the plan passes. Will it give the U.S. Treasury carte blanche or will Congress have oversight? What provisions…