FRC’s Exchange Fund: VCs Are From Mars, Traders Are From Venus
Both the blogosphere and the Twittersphere have been abuzz with First Round Capital’s new exchange fund idea. Here are a few extract’s from Josh Kopelman’s post on the new program:
Fourth Quarter U.S. GDP Report Is All Sizzle And No Steak
When the Roman poet Phaedrus cautioned that "things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many," he could easily have been describing the latest report on the U.S. economy.
Illinois Residents Find Jobs at Scott Lee Cohen’s Job Fairs
Scott Lee Cohen, Democratic Candidate for Lieutenant Governor, Brings Hope to Illinois
CHICAGO, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Scott Lee Cohen helped put Illinois’ resident Raymond Hancock back to work. Scott Lee Cohen, Democratic candidate for Lt….
Illinois Residents Find Jobs at Scott Lee Cohen’s Job Fairs
Scott Lee Cohen, Democratic Candidate for Lieutenant Governor, Brings Hope to Illinois
CHICAGO, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Scott Lee Cohen helped put Illinois’ resident Raymond Hancock back to work. Scott Lee Cohen, Democratic candidate for Lt….
A Growing Share Of American’s Income Comes From The Government
While most eyes were focused on the better-than-expected gross domestic product data for last year’s fourth quarter, this week’s report from the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis also included details on U.S. personal income.
Animetrics Launches FaceR Celebrity in Apple App Store
CONWAY, N.H., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ — Animetrics, Inc., developer of next generation 3D imaging technologies for facial biometric systems, today announced that they have launched FaceR™ Celebrity in the Apple App Store, the first of its planned F…
CAIR: Autopsy Shows Mich. Imam Shot 21 Times, Handcuffed
Muslim civil rights group repeats call for independent probe of FBI shooting
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today reiterated its call for an independent investigation into the death of a …
Howard Zinn’s biggest failing | Michael Kazin
Although Zinn was a hero of the left, he did not do enough to challenge the legitimacy of capitalist AmericaThe American left has had little to celebrate over the past three decades. Conservatives became the dominant force in US politics, the phantom hope of state socialism vanished almost overnight, and those progressive movements which survived [...]
Ten Economics Pieces Worth Reading: January 30, 2009
1) Veronica Navarro EspinosaCurbing Irrational Exuberance: Brazil Tax May Encourage More Measures, Dennis Says: >Jan. 19 (Bloomberg) — Brazil’s success in curbing the rally in the real by imposing a tax on foreigners’ purchases of stocks and bo…
links for 2010-01-30
DeLong (1999): Why We Should Fear Deflation Sound Economy with Jon Talton | Somebody enjoyed 5.7 percent GDP growth but most of us just got this lousy T-shirt | Seattle Times Newspaper Ezra Klein: Rahm Emanuel makes me very pessimistic about health-car…