Economics

City of Ruins

City of Ruins City of Ruins

Camden, New Jersey, stands as a warning of what huge pockets of America could turn into.

Nov 4, 2010 / Feature / Chris Hedges

The End of Free-Trade Globalization

The End of Free-Trade Globalization The End of Free-Trade Globalization

To restore economic stability, the US must rethink its approach to domestic manufacturing.

Nov 4, 2010 / Feature / William Greider

Election Day Loss: ACORN Declares Bankruptcy Election Day Loss: ACORN Declares Bankruptcy

This is the final chapter in the long and winding right-wing witch hunt against an organization that stood strong for poor and working people.

Nov 2, 2010 / Greg Kaufmann

Washington State’s ‘Robin Hood’ Tax Washington State’s ‘Robin Hood’ Tax

Washington State's flagrantly unjust tax code is emblematic of a failed economic policy. Voters now have a chance to change it.

Oct 29, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

UBC’s Downtown Eastside Gamelan Project UBC’s Downtown Eastside Gamelan Project

Students discover the healing powers of music in Canada's poorest neighourbood

Oct 26, 2010 / StudentNation / Will Tao

Robert Scheer Takes Down the Architects of the Financial Crisis Robert Scheer Takes Down the Architects of the Financial Crisis

According to a review just published in the Los Angeles Times, Scheers new book breaks down the economic policy decisions that created the financial crisis, and calls out the men w...

Oct 18, 2010 / Press Room

The Breakdown: What Caused the Foreclosure Crisis?

The Breakdown: What Caused the Foreclosure Crisis? The Breakdown: What Caused the Foreclosure Crisis?

Bank of America—the largest US bank—has just said that it will halt foreclosures in 23 states due to documentation irregularities. How did we get into the foreclosure crisis in the...

Oct 15, 2010 / Chris Hayes

Labour’s Identity Crisis

Labour’s Identity Crisis Labour’s Identity Crisis

The Labour Party's biggest challenge is the lack of a credible alternative to the Conservative-Liberal narrative of crisis and austerity.

Oct 14, 2010 / D.D. Guttenplan

The Bank of America Mortgage Settlement Fiasco

The Bank of America Mortgage Settlement Fiasco The Bank of America Mortgage Settlement Fiasco

Angelo Mozilo, former CEO of Countrywide Financial, has just agreed to pay $67.5 million SEC fine. But the landmark 2008 settlement with Bank of America, which had acquired Country...

Oct 13, 2010 / Feature / Alex Ulam

Invasion of the Robot Home Snatchers Invasion of the Robot Home Snatchers

The Titanic that is the US housing market has just sprung its biggest leak.

Oct 13, 2010 / Robert Scheer

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