2:00 PM, November 3rd, 2011

What happened in the last few days is something quite shocking to the Eurocrats. Someone actually asked the people of his own democratic country if they approve of deep and lasting austerity as a worthwhile price to keep the euro. So finally, we have a rogue force in EU decision-making: democracy. I know there are enormous systemic risks in delaying the implementation of the deal made last week; but there are also profound long-term risks in pushing for the deeper European integration required of this crisis without popular, democratic consent.

Andrew Sullivan on what happens if Greece Leaves the Euro.

2:00 PM, November 1st, 2011

newsweek:

Our video team launched a new original series this morning called Op-Vid: Campaign 2012. They’re pretty excited! In their humble words, It’s summed up as “opinion, without the pundits yelling. Handmade animation, without the caricatures. Essays, without the text. Complex topics, without the boring.”

This first edition in the series features Harvard professor and NewsBeast contributor Niall Ferguson taking on the economy.

Creator/Director Joe Posner’s gone down this road before, with “Austerity,” a similar video concept featuring Professor of International Political Economy Mark Blyth talking about Austerity budgets. That wound up on NPR’s All Things Considered.

Come, expand thy brains.

Reblogged from Newsweek

11:49 AM, November 1st, 2011

BofA Calls Off Debit-Fee Plan

10:25 AM, September 9th, 2011

Today’s ICYMI: Obama’s Jobs Speech In 35 Seconds

(Source: BuzzFeed)

3:43 PM, August 10th, 2011

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Ah ha! Spotted this yesterday from NewsBeast headquarters, but couldn’t make out what the banner said. “THANKS FOR THE DOWNGRADE. YOU SHOULD ALL BE FIRED.”

Single Mom Hires Small Plane To Buzz Wall Street With Message: You Should All Be Fired

12:37 PM, August 5th, 2011

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This morning here in New York. Any submissions for what the front pages looked like abroad?

11:37 AM, August 5th, 2011

"...there is no cliff off of which the global economy is about to plunge, despite the blathering of pessimistic talking heads....Yes, there is and will continue to be a risk of collapse; the events of 2008-2009 showed that we don’t have a safety net for our interconnectivity, and that is a real risk. But we do live in a much less levered world, and one in which there is a level of confidence, albeit new and untested, in the world beyond the reach of Wall Street and the capitals of Europe, to say nothing of the forgotten behemoth Japan."

Reminding ourselves that the U.S. and Europe aren’t the center of the world.

5:47 PM, August 4th, 2011

Dow Jones is a resident of Alma, Ark., a town of approximately 5,000 residents near the Oklahoma border that is best known for its yearly spinach festival. When reached at his home on Dow Jones Road, Mr. Jones told DealBook that unlike the stock market, he had not taken a tumble.

“I’m having a wonderful day!” he said. “I’m alive, at least.”

via: via

6:24 PM, June 20th, 2011

Dan Stone on Bill Clinton’s ideas for ways to save the economy, and the difference now being that we know these ideas, like retrofitting buildings, have worked.

(Source: link.brightcove.com)

11:00 AM, June 20th, 2011

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“It’s Still the Economy, Stupid”

5:15 PM, May 27th, 2011

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“Barcelona’s Tiananmen photo.” More about the protests here.

(Source: twitpic.com)

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