CityEconomist Update

Early alerts on longer-term business, economic and public policy issues. Successor to the web site www.cityeconomist.com. Maintained by John Tepper Marlin.

Thursday, June 3, 2021

DEATH BOX | Baby Boomers Face the End

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What is a "death box"? The Urban Dictionary says it is a computer or television to which a person devotes too much time ("...

Monday, March 22, 2021

MANHATTAN DA | Liz Crotty on June 22

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Liz Crotty for DA, June 22 The Democratic Primary in New York is on June 22. This primary will determine who will be on the Democratic line ...

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

WOODIN | FDR's First Treasury Secretary Calms the Bank Panic

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Will Woodin (2nd from right) examines a sheet of greenbacks. He had $2 billion in banknotes printed and then had Pathé News film them being ...

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

PRESIDENT BIDEN'S HISTORY-MAKING CABINET | 21 of 24 confirmed, including all agency heads

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President Biden appoints the cabinet. The president is usually shown "with" his cabinet, but is not a mem- ber of it, on the W...

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John Tepper Marlin: I write about the biographical and economic threads in history. Special interests include symbols of family, such as coats of arms, and the behavior of families in a crisis.

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