Bailout

Counterparties

By Felix Salmon

Liz Alderman provides the news context for Paul Krugman’s big magazine piece on Europe’s fiscal situation — NYT

Monica Davey does something similar on the fiscal situation facing state governors in the US — NYT

Freddie deBoer with a sharp look at the dominance of the wonky technocrats in the lefty blogosphere — L’Hôte

Steve Waldman with a brilliant (and wonky) look at the dominance of technocrats on the left, and why they’re failing — Interfludity

Sarah Palin defends use of blood libel term — Reuters

Shipping rates in Pacific go negative for first time — Bloomberg

Full post as published by Macroprudential on January 18, 2011 (boomark / email).