Great Recession

Report: 70 percent of Americans “emotionally disconnected” at work

According to Gallup.com, nearly one in five hates work so much they sabotage their employers

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 3:43 PM UTC 33
Business AlterNet, Gallup.com

Lynda Obst: Hollywood’s completely broken

When you stopped buying DVDs and started streaming on Netflix, Hollywood's economics changed. So did the movies

Lynda Obst Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 7:30 PM UTC 194
Technology Books, Movies, Editor's Picks

Hedge fund’s wild side: The man who lost $8 billion

Wall Street's biggest disaster was largely due to high-risk deals by one 32-year-old, who lived large and bet crazy

Barbara T. Dreyfuss Saturday, Jun 1, 2013 8:30 PM UTC 12
Technology Wall Street, hedge fund

How I ended up in a pyramid scheme

I was broke and desperate enough to try anything -- like praying with Sufis and selling miracle chocolate

Kirsten Telander Thursday, May 23, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 28
Life Life stories, Religion, Recession

Paul Krugman’s right: Austerity kills

Austerity kills -- radical cuts destroy economies and lives, and the honest numbers and economics keep proving it

David Stuckler and Sanjay Basu Sunday, May 19, 2013 6:45 PM UTC 214
Business Austerity, Books, New Deal

The conservative case for raising the minimum wage

A leading conservative argues that immigration reform and a boost in wages need to go hand in hand

Ron Unz Saturday, May 18, 2013 7:30 PM UTC 19
Business Labor, Great Recession

Cleveland: Ground zero for the housing bubble

The housing crisis that helped tank the economy started here. As usual, America paid no attention to the Midwest

Edward McClelland Sunday, May 12, 2013 9:00 PM UTC 11
Life Books, Cleveland, Housing bubble

Austerity never works: Deficit hawks are amoral — and wrong

The 1 percent and the financial class caused the Great Recession. So why do we keep allowing them to shape policy?

Robert Kuttner Sunday, May 5, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 120
Business Austerity, 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 15
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

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