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The new Baffler. Back in the nineties, published out of Chicago and edited by Thomas Frank, The Baffler articulated an anti-cool sort of cool that appealed to young readers and writers on the margins of journalism and academia, subjecting the iconic brands of consumer capitalism to a quasi-Marxist critical scrutiny. During the Bush years it went out of business. Now it’s back, with a table of contents largely devoted to the economic crisis: a perfect moment for The Baffler’s kind of cultural criticism to be revived.
Europäische Banken im Stresstest: Können europäische Finanzinstitute ohne steuergeldliche Zuwendungen überhaupt weiter fortbestehen? Vieles spricht dagegen, doch sollte man auch hier keine voreiligen Schlüsse ziehen. Dass die Lage bei Weitem nicht so dramatisch ist, wie Uns von den Massenmedien suggeriert wird, stellen jüngste Angaben auf Rückzahlung der Kredite bei der EZB klar, wonach 278 Banken ihre Schuld bei der EZB bereits vor dem Ablauf der dreijährigen Zahlungsfrist in Höhe von 137,2 Milliarden Euro beglichen haben. Die teilweise in staatlicher Hand gehaltene Commerzbank befindet sich darunter.
Baumol's cost disease is often used to describe consequences of the lack of growth in productivity in public services such as public hospitals and state colleges. Since many public administration activities are heavily labor-intensive there is little growth in productivity over time because productivity gains come essentially from a better capital technology.
Fed chief Ben Bernanke has embarked on the most radical and ruinous financial rescue plan in history. According to Bloomberg News, the Fed has already lent or committed $12.8 trillion trying to stabilize the financial system after the the bursting of Wall Street's speculative mega-bubble. Now Bernanke wants to dig an even bigger hole, by creating programs that will provide up to $2 trillion of credit to financial institutions that purchase toxic assets from banks or securities backed by consumer loans. The Fed's generous terms are expected to generate a flurry of speculation which will help strengthen the banking system while leaving the taxpayer to bear the losses. It is impossible to know what the long-term effects of Bernanke's excessive spending will be, but his plan has the potential to trigger hyperinflation or spark a run on the dollar.