links for 2009-05-27

• Sotomayor and the Republicans - Robert Reich
• U.S. Sales Tax Gets Fresh Look - washingtonpost.com
• U.S. Expected to Own 70% of a Revamped G.M. - NYTimes.com
• Economist's View - Kindle Edition
• Do you or did you ever have friends in the FDIC? - Bronte Capital
• The threat that won’t go away - Robert Engle
• Plastic fantastic - Interfluidity
• Labour markets on the verge of a regulation crisis - voxeu.org
• The Curse of Nonuniqueness - The Finance Buff
• Bailed-Out Bank Tries Golden Parachute Loophole - ProPublica
• Nearly 1 million Californians seek medical care in Mexico annually - EurekAlert
• N. Atlantic fisheries collapse due to fisheries-induced evolution? - EurekAlert
• Matter and Antimatter, Angels and Demons (local event) - Steve Hsu