May 31 – June 6, 2009
The End of the Affair – P.J. O’Rourke, Wall Street Journal, weekend May 30-31, 2009
The fate of Detroit isn’t a matter of economics. It’s a tragic romance, whose magic was killed by bureaucrats, bad taste and busybodies.
The End of GM – John Cole’s Balloon Juice, Monday, June 1, 2009
What major manufacturing is left in the United States?
As GM Goes So Goes California in Pensions – Bloomberg.com, Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Neither private nor public pension funds can keep making promises that are above their means, or that they fail to fund. GM proved it.
The Future of Manufacturing, GM, and American Workers (Part III) – Robert Reich, LA Progressive, Wedneday, June 3, 2009
What has been bad for GM has been bad for much of America. The answer is not to bail out GM. It is to smooth the way to a new, post-manufacturing economy.
Bankrupt GM drops California lobbyists in Sacramento – Sacramento Bee Capitol Alert, Thursday, June 4, 2009
Two Sacramento firms are among a slew of firms around the country fired by GM in the wake of its bankruptcy.
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