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
Thursday, May 23, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 24Life Life stories, Religion, Recession
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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
Sunday, May 19, 2013 6:45 PM UTC 214Business 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
Saturday, May 18, 2013 7:30 PM UTC 14Business 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
Sunday, May 12, 2013 9:00 PM UTC 11Life 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?
Sunday, May 5, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 120Business 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
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 2:07 PM UTCLife 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
Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 5:48 PM UTC 19Business 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
Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 7:01 PM UTCSocial 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
Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013 5:52 PM UTC 17News 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
Monday, Feb 4, 2013 7:43 PM UTCTechnology 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
Sunday, Jan 6, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 26News 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
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 8:51 PM UTCLife Great Recession, Science
Dow rises for fourth straight year
The index is up more than 100 percent since its low in March 2009
Monday, Dec 31, 2012 10:55 PM UTC 15Business 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
Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 3:45 PM UTC 20Business Mortgage Crisis
Four years ago, the economy really sucked
How did things look the week before Americans voted in 2008? Really, really bad
Thursday, Nov 1, 2012 9:00 PM UTCBusiness 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
Thursday, Nov 1, 2012 11:45 AM UTC 46Politics 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
Tuesday, Oct 16, 2012 10:30 PM UTC 44Life 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
Tuesday, Oct 16, 2012 3:38 PM UTC 21Business 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
Wednesday, Oct 3, 2012 4:25 PM UTCNews 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
Monday, Sep 17, 2012 1:22 PM UTCPolitics TomDispatch.com
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