See who holds our Debt
July 26, 2011
This is a nice interactive chart that breaks down each piece of the federal debt. You can see the breakdown of domestic vs foreign holdings etc.
http://innovation.cq.com/media/debt_components/
Also, here is a nice graphic which charts the timeseries of the debt limit. The interactive graph also show you which party was in power when the limits where raised. Take a look….these are put together very nicely!
Inside Job
March 17, 2011
Here is a nicely done documentary on the underpinnings of the financial crisis. I have to give the short disclaimer that it is a bit biased….but it does provide well thought out analysis of the current power structure on wall street. Oh,…..and it is narrated by the dreamy Matt Damon. Here is the link:
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/inside-job/
Esther Duflo: Social experiments to fight poverty
May 20, 2010
Here is an interesting video on poverty and some interesting new research. This was sent to me by my buddy Roland Lochoff.
