The Myth of Deindustrialization

Joel Kotkin wrote a commentary for the Wall Street Journal about the largely invisible resiliency of the US industry in areas including the Pacific Northwest.

http://sinewsservice.wordpress.com/the-myth-of-deindustrialization/

Oil and the Dollar

There is an intriguing connection between the price of oil and the declining value of the US Dollar. The Wall Street Journal explains it in the article below.

 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119941453085566759.html