Recommended Reading: May 7, 2008

Links to must-read articles for thepanelist.net readers…


A report shows more and more people are willing to take steps to live greener lifestyles, but skepticism surrounding the green movement persists.

Credit markets: Sentiment has improved, but lots of financial problems remain, says The Economist.

So this crisis is about to end, right? There are two failsafe ways to justify a solid dose of optimism: define the crisis in a sufficiently narrow way; and, even better, look at the wrong crisis. In that spirit I am happy to state my optimism about the prospective end of the subprime crisis, says Wolfgang Münchau at The Financial Times.

Health care in the U.S. is expensive. That much is plain to many Americans these days. But as the economy spirals downward, a series of recent reports forecasts that the country’s health-care crisis is about to get worse, particularly for children.

More than 200 economists, including four Nobel prize winners, signed a petition rejecting proposals by presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and John McCain to offer a gas-tax holiday.