Professor Paul Palley's
          Economics Seminars

Here is a link to a column by Professor Nouriel Roubini, a very bright economist who predicted much of the crises related to the recession that started in December 2007. He supports the reappointment of Ben Bernanke as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, and does a good job of explaining why he helped prevent the recession from potentially becoming a depression. Dr. Roubini also describes some mistake that were made in the past. The link is: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/opinion/26roubini.html?ref=opinion

Here is an interesting column about the battle between Microsoft and Google, and the prospect for real technological advancements in that industry.

The link is: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/13/opinion/13cringely.html?ref=opinion

This link (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/opinion/05friedman.html?ref=opinion) to an interesting column about the importance of investing in energy technology and green industries in order to advance our economy in the future is a good basis for a discussion.