On The Economic Populist you might have noticed the right column. We try to list other sites and blogs who have exceptional insight and writing on what is happening in the U.S. economy.

Sometimes though, one cannot say it better but miss those who did.

Must Read Post #1

It appears there is a strong correlation to income inequality and national economic implosions. One of our themes on The Economic Populist is without a strong U.S. middle class and American labor force, there is no national economy.

Must Read Post #2

This is almost off the wall. The Wall Street Journal has an article, The End of Management. They discuss the bureaucratic nightmare called corporations and their never ending managerial organizational charts and roadmaps. The problem is the article solutions proposed often involve global labor arbitrage. Not everyone can sit around working on open source for free. Additionally, it is well documented that bidding per project is a method to pay below minimum wage for advanced software and engineering skills. No job security, benefits or even per hour pay. While I heartily agree that corporate management is arcane, one must figure out a way to provide stable income, retirement, benefits for people to produce.

Must Read Post #3

Firedoglake (watch out, sometimes they have serious political spin), wrote a damning piece on social security. It's a great call out on Obama double speak. President Obama claims they will not privatize social security. Yet, behind the scenes Obama has stacked the deck with social security privatization advocates.

Must Read Post #4

These days, one cannot even mention that overall population affects labor markets and economies without being called a racist xenophobe. Left leaning Dean Baker breaks the silence in the New York Times discovers excessive population can be a problem. Yes folks, population growth is a major factor in economies.

Must Read Post #5

Just another news blip on how local police discover a pot farm run by Mexican drug cartels in the middle of a forest. These finds are so common, they rarely make news.