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Is The USDA A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Monsanto?: Cornucopia Institute
Capital Levies: Vox EU This is exactly what the Regent did in France after the Mississippi Bubble burst in 1720: worked then, it'll work now.
Keynesian Theory Of Hegemonic Currencies: Palley: Keen This covers much of the same ground as The Marginal Propensity To Hoard here at Cobblehillbilly.
The Dollar vs The Euro: Fields, Vernengo: Linked by Palley above. This paper covers the decisive difference between hard and soft money and what it means to international trade. The US, in this light will continue to control it's own fate until it destroys it's monetary system by destroying the ability of US citizens to pay taxes by draining their assets through "Deficit Attention Disorder".
Public Deficits And Private Savings In The Euro Zone: Ed Harrison
Drought: Renee Schoof: McClatchy
Dani Ridge House: Carver + Schikitanz