Economy

What Would Keynes Do? A Forum, Part 2 What Would Keynes Do? A Forum, Part 2

A second round of responses from economists and wonks to Thomas Geoghegan's Nation essay “What Would Keynes Do?”

Oct 6, 2011 / Dean Baker, Alice Amsden, and Louis Uchitelle

Occupation Nation Goes to Washington

Occupation Nation Goes to Washington Occupation Nation Goes to Washington

The Wall Street protesters have created the template for an ambitious new occupation in the nation’s capital.

Oct 6, 2011 / Nathan Schneider

Flat-lining the Middle Class: Economic Numbers to Die For Flat-lining the Middle Class: Economic Numbers to Die For

Life support for our economy is nowhere close to arriving. One lost decade may have ended, but the next one has likely only begun.

Oct 6, 2011 / Andy Kroll

Unions, Thousands Join Occupy Wall Street’s Fight

Unions, Thousands Join Occupy Wall Street’s Fight Unions, Thousands Join Occupy Wall Street’s Fight

Thousands of people gathered at Foley Square in New York City, including many prominent unions, to demand an end to the bailout of Wall Street and a beginning to the bailing out of...

Oct 5, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny

The UK’s Labour Party Finds Its Voice The UK’s Labour Party Finds Its Voice

Ed Miliband has began to nudge his party in a new direction—a left populism that just might challenge Britain’s real rulers, in corporate boardrooms and in Parliament.

Oct 5, 2011 / D.D. Guttenplan

The Politics of Occupy Wall Street: Bernie Sanders, Progressives, Big Unions Endorse; Obama’s Silent The Politics of Occupy Wall Street: Bernie Sanders, Progressives, Big Unions Endorse; Obama’s Silent

A movement once dismissed is now embraced by Teamsters, MoveOn, key Democrats and even Ron Paul. Obama? Not so much.

Oct 5, 2011 / John Nichols

What Would Keynes Do? A Forum What Would Keynes Do? A Forum

Economists and wonks respond to Thomas Geoghegan's Nation essay “What Would Keynes Do?”

Oct 5, 2011 / Doug Henwood, Matt Yglesias, and James K. Galbraith

Nurses’ Prescription for Healing Our Economy Nurses’ Prescription for Healing Our Economy

When it comes to a financial transactions tax, European conservatives and American nurses are way ahead of President Obama.

Oct 5, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Why DO They Occupy Wall Street? Why DO They Occupy Wall Street?

What is the occupiers' agenda? It’s the humanity, stupid!

Oct 3, 2011 / William Greider

The Ever-Changing Narrative Of Occupy Wall Street Mass Arrests

The Ever-Changing Narrative Of Occupy Wall Street Mass Arrests The Ever-Changing Narrative Of Occupy Wall Street Mass Arrests

Inititial reports heaped the blame for the confusion on the Brooklyn Bridge this past weekend on the NYPD. Now, the narrative is changing, with the establishment media shifting acc...

Oct 3, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny

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