Economic Policy

What Price Stimulus? What Price Stimulus?

"Not over my dead body will they raise your taxes," George W. Bush cryptically proclaimed. The press dutifully translated what he really meant, but few commented on the tasteless...

Jan 10, 2002 / The Editors

Cuban Embargo-Buster? Cuban Embargo-Buster?

Food companies ship supplies to Cuba in the aftermath of Hurricane Michelle, in what could be the beginning of the end for the tediously long US embargo of the island country.

Dec 13, 2001 / Peter Kornbluh

Connect the Enron Dots to Bush Connect the Enron Dots to Bush

The connections between Enron and the Bush administration run deep—and they should be investigated.

Dec 11, 2001 / Column / Robert Scheer

Mending the Safety Net Mending the Safety Net

The social safety net has become frayed because of welfare "reform."

Nov 8, 2001 / The Editors

Scoundrel Time Scoundrel Time

President Bush is using his popularity in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks to push through some deeply partisan legislation.

Nov 1, 2001 / Robert L. Borosage

Stiglitz Roars Back Stiglitz Roars Back

Joe Stiglitz is no fan of Washington consensus-style globalization. Read "The Globalizer Who Came In From The Cold," an interview with Stiglitz on the IMF, World Bank and WTO co...

Oct 15, 2001 / Feature / Tim Shorrock

Trading on Terror Trading on Terror

Moving to exploit a shifting political landscape in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President Bush's Congressional ...

Oct 3, 2001 / Feature / John Nichols

Calling All Keynesians Calling All Keynesians

At a time when the economy needs vast and purposeful help from the federal government, America faces a peculiar handicap: Neither political party really believes in liberal econom...

Sep 27, 2001 / William Greider and Robert L. Borosage

The Dishonest Debate The Dishonest Debate

The facts about Bush's tax cuts are being kept from the public.

Sep 6, 2001 / Robert L. Borosage

W, Ever Hear of FDR? Fix Some Potholes, Help Some Schoolkids W, Ever Hear of FDR? Fix Some Potholes, Help Some Schoolkids

Finally, President Bush is "deeply worried" about the economy. Yep, in remarks last week, he even went so far as to observe that "the recovery is very slow in coming."

Sep 4, 2001 / Column / Robert Scheer

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