Ethical Economics

Bernie Sanders Explains Why You Should Care About What’s Happening to Greece

Bernie Sanders Explains Why You Should Care About What’s Happening to Greece Bernie Sanders Explains Why You Should Care About What’s Happening to Greece

He really does sound like a socialist, doesn’t he?

Jul 31, 2015 / William Greider

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh

Why Boston Was Compelled to Pull Its 2024 Olympic Bid Why Boston Was Compelled to Pull Its 2024 Olympic Bid

The crumbling of Boston’s 2024 Olympic bid is a victory for activists and a loss for the city’s most entrenched business interests.

Jul 28, 2015 / Dave Zirin

For Many Americans, the Great Recession Never Ended. Is the Fed About to Make It Worse?

For Many Americans, the Great Recession Never Ended. Is the Fed About to Make It Worse? For Many Americans, the Great Recession Never Ended. Is the Fed About to Make It Worse?

Why it’s a mistake for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year.

Jul 28, 2015 / Connie M. Razza

Shuafat Ridge Water Crisis

How Israel Uses Water to Control Palestinian Life How Israel Uses Water to Control Palestinian Life

The relentless scarcity is purposeful and integral to Israel’s strategy of “demographic balance.”

Jul 24, 2015 / Charlotte Silver

Lloyd Blankfein

Is Goldman Sachs Partly to Blame for Greece’s Debt Crisis? Is Goldman Sachs Partly to Blame for Greece’s Debt Crisis?

The bank should be held morally accountable for its risky deal-making, says Reich. Nonsense, says Cohan—that's “populist demagoguery.”

Jul 23, 2015 / William D. Cohan and Robert B. Reich

Goldman Sachs

How Goldman Sachs Profited From the Greek Debt Crisis How Goldman Sachs Profited From the Greek Debt Crisis

The investment bank made millions by helping to hide the true extent of the debt, and in the process almost doubled it.

Jul 16, 2015 / Robert B. Reich

Sigmar Gabriel

Germany’s Social Democrats Are Colluding in Greece’s Destruction—and I’m Leaving The Party Germany’s Social Democrats Are Colluding in Greece’s Destruction—and I’m Leaving The Party

Germany’s largest left-of-center party no longer represents left values.

Jul 15, 2015 / Yascha Mounk

Chamber of Commerce Officials

How Obama Can Hurt the Kochs With One Stroke of His Pen How Obama Can Hurt the Kochs With One Stroke of His Pen

In the battle against dark money, we can only lose by doing nothing.

Jul 14, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Jeb Bush in Detroit

Jeb Bush Wants You to Work Longer Hours Jeb Bush Wants You to Work Longer Hours

His vision for the economy is out of step with reality: The US lacks good jobs, not productive workers.

Jul 10, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Martin O’Malley Attempts a Politics of Moral Duty

Martin O’Malley Attempts a Politics of Moral Duty Martin O’Malley Attempts a Politics of Moral Duty

Former Baltimore mayor and Maryland governor brings a higher-ground message to the 2016 race.

May 29, 2015 / John Nichols

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