What economists get wrong about the jobs crisis
Government must take a multi-pronged approach to solve our unemployment woes
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:42 PM UTC 17Social Next New Deal, U.S. Economy, Jobs
U.S. Economy
Social Next New Deal, U.S. Economy, Jobs
Nate Silver: Why the scandals aren’t hurting Obama
Obama's approval losses could be "offset by improved voter attitudes about the economy," Silver argued
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:20 PM UTCPolitics Barack Obama, IRS, Benghazi
Xenophobia only benefits the 1 percent
"Giant corporations are holding governments and citizens up for ransom" as they squabble with each other
Monday, May 20, 2013 12:48 PM UTCBusiness Robert Reich, Xenophobia
We’re living in an Ayn Rand economy
Over the past 20 years, corporate profits have quadrupled while the corporate tax rate has dropped by half
Saturday, May 18, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 196Business AlterNet, Ayn Rand
6 reasons Obama is losing the left
The politics of hope and the politics of nope
Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:30 PM UTC 64Politics AlterNet, Obama, President Obama
How installment lenders put borrowers in a world of hurt
The installment loans industry can bury consumers in debt
Monday, May 13, 2013 6:58 PM UTC 15News ProPublica, Loans, Banks
How Wall Street fraudsters ripped you off, again
The LIBOR price-fixing scam has cost at least $110 million -- in the state of Oregon alone!
Friday, May 10, 2013 5:07 PM UTCNews AlterNet, Libor, Finance
It’s easy to get fired in America
Outside Montana, you can be fired for the color of your shirt, or even for refusing to fetch your boss a coffee
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 4:22 PM UTC 41News AlterNet, Employment, Wealth
Economic policy is not about gay sex
Niall Ferguson may be the latest to promote a sexualized discourse about economic policy, but he wasn't the first
Monday, May 6, 2013 8:15 PM UTC 17Politics Niall Ferguson, Gay
Could ending bailouts hurt the economy?
Why the Brown-Vitter bill targeting big banks might be more dangerous than progressives realize
Saturday, May 4, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 24Business AlterNet, brown-vitter, Banks
April’s flaccid jobs report
The economy has added 165,000 new jobs, but that's still well below the average gains of the previous three months
Friday, May 3, 2013 4:58 PM UTCBusiness RobertReich.org, Jobs report
Jobs report: Unemployment rate falls to 7.5 percent
U.S. employers added as many as 165,000 jobs in April
Friday, May 3, 2013 12:48 PM UTCBusiness Associated Press, Jobs report
Predictions for tomorrow’s jobs report
Given last month’s numbers, we can’t rule out the possibility we've actually lost jobs
Thursday, May 2, 2013 8:57 PM UTCBusiness On the Economy, Jobs report
6 insidious ways you’re getting ripped off
And how to fight back
Thursday, May 2, 2013 5:53 PM UTC 26Business AlterNet, Business, U.S. Economy
When nothing trickles down
The Fed's policy of keeping interest rates near zero can only benefit the richest 10 percent
Thursday, May 2, 2013 3:41 PM UTCBusiness RobertReich.org, The Fed, Apple
America’s staggering education gap
Students of wealthy families are increasingly better prepared for kindergarten than their lower class schoolmates
Monday, Apr 29, 2013 6:14 PM UTC 55Business On the Economy, Kindergarten
Don’t be fooled by today’s economic growth report
The economy may have expanded at a rate of 2.5 percent over the first quarter, but that's unlikely to last
Friday, Apr 26, 2013 4:14 PM UTCBusiness On the Economy
U.S. economy expands 2.5 percent through first quarter
But government spending has fallen, and the combination of tax increases and budget cuts could slow future growth
Friday, Apr 26, 2013 1:56 PM UTCBusiness Associated Press, U.S. Economy
Tax Day’s dirty secret: There’s no penalty for filing late
Few taxpayers realize that you only have to pay a fee if you already owe back taxes
Monday, Apr 15, 2013 6:38 PM UTC4 From the Wires, IRS, Tax Day
10 reasons state lotteries ruin the economy
Lottery tickets serve as a hidden tax on the poor and siphon up to $50 billion a year away from local businesses
Monday, Apr 15, 2013 11:52 AM UTC 22Business AlterNet, State Lotteries
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