Great Recession

Secret to happiness: “I want this job for a week”

How can we be fulfilled at work? A British theorist argues that we should experiment, not specialize

Matt Frassica Wednesday, May 1, 2013 2:07 PM UTC
Life Books, Roman Krznaric

GOP’s go-to economics study debunked

New research reveals that high public debt may not stifle economic growth as two popular economists have theorized

Mike Konczal, Next New Deal Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 5:48 PM UTC 19
Business Next New Deal, GOP

Why does anyone listen to Jeffrey Sachs?

The economist seems to think that the Great Recession is America's punishment for not heeding his advice

Mike Konczal, Next New Deal Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 7:01 PM UTC
Social Next New Deal, Great Recession

Raise the minimum wage!

From saving working families much-needed cash to reducing poverty, it's a great way to kickstart the economy

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013 5:52 PM UTC 17
News Jared Bernstein, economy

Will robot technology put us all out of work?

Don't buy into the media hysteria. Profligate corporations pose a far greater threat than any automaton

Lynn Stuart Parramore, AlterNet Monday, Feb 4, 2013 7:43 PM UTC
Technology AlterNet, robots, technology, Jobs

Help us, Nate Silver!

It's what we do with statistics that matters: Just ask the math geeks whose fancy models tanked the global economy

Charles Wheelan Sunday, Jan 6, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 26
News Books, Economics, Great Recession

Study: Recessions can be hazardous to kids’ health

Growing up with widespread economic instability can have long-term consequences for kids

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 8:51 PM UTC
Life Great Recession, Science

Dow rises for fourth straight year

The index is up more than 100 percent since its low in March 2009

Alex Halperin Monday, Dec 31, 2012 10:55 PM UTC 14
Business Wall Street, Great Recession

Median wealth of U.S. households lowest since 1969

New research found that while median wealth plummeted, the top 1 percent increased wealth by 71 percent

Natasha Lennard Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 3:45 PM UTC 20
Business Mortgage Crisis

Four years ago, the economy really sucked

How did things look the week before Americans voted in 2008? Really, really bad

Andrew Leonard Thursday, Nov 1, 2012 9:00 PM UTC
Business 2012 Elections, Jobs

Secret socialist or grand bargainer?

A second term would likely look familiar -- and again depend upon how Obama chooses to deal with the GOP House

Alex Pareene Thursday, Nov 1, 2012 11:45 AM UTC 46
Politics War, U.S. Congress, War on Terror

We’re the face of food stamps

When my husband lost his job, we landed in the 47 percent -- and learned how cruel other people's judgment can be

Abby Henson Tuesday, Oct 16, 2012 10:30 PM UTC 44
Life Great Recession, Life stories

Citigroup CEO’s millions

While Americans lost their homes and jobs, the (newly ousted) Vikram Pandit raked in an obscene payday

Andrew Leonard Tuesday, Oct 16, 2012 3:38 PM UTC 21
Business Bank Bailout, Vikram Pandit

Buy a new car, vote for Obama

Proof that Americans are not despairing at the state of the economy: Sales figures at the local dealership

Andrew Leonard Wednesday, Oct 3, 2012 4:25 PM UTC
News Presidential Debates

Occupy isn’t over

One year in, some contend that the movement has failed. The truth is that its victories are still being felt

Rebecca Solnit, TomDispatch.com Monday, Sep 17, 2012 1:22 PM UTC
Politics TomDispatch.com

Fixing the middle class in 10 steps

We don't just have a jobs problem; we have a good jobs problem. A look at some possible solutions

Richard Kirsch, Next New Deal Thursday, Sep 13, 2012 6:43 PM UTC
Politics Next New Deal, Great Recession

Will the jobs report hurt Obama?

Only time will tell, but the recovery's been anemic--and it appears to be slowing

Robert Reich, ROBERTREICH.org Friday, Sep 7, 2012 6:16 PM UTC
Politics RobertReich.org, Barack Obama

Ben Bernanke speaks!

On Friday, the Reserve Chair explained how the federal government can help the economy with the funds rate at zero

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Saturday, Sep 1, 2012 1:00 PM UTC
Politics Jared Bernstein

Six reasons we may have another bank crisis

Rampant financial crime and poor regulation can only mean another blowup, and guess who will be holding the bag?

Alexander Arapoglou and Jerri-Lynn Scofield, Alternet Monday, Aug 20, 2012 5:53 PM UTC
Life AlterNet, Goldman Sachs

Triangulators panic: Obama weakening welfare reform?

Why are conservatives and triangulating Democrats suddenly worried that Obama has killed Clinton's welfare reform?

Alex Pareene Monday, Jul 16, 2012 11:45 AM UTC 41
Politics Politics, Bill Clinton, Welfare

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