Economy

Updates on G8 and Bernanke

New legislation slashed the budget for food stamps to pad the pockets of big agribusiness.

Updates on pay gaps, Alabama bankruptcy, Minnesota lockout, Greek lockout. Discussions of capitalism and democracy,

Annually for the past three years this writer has made leading edge predictions about the trajectory of the US and global economies for the 12-18 months to come. The …

As the Big Finance capitalism and fossil fuel systems fail and resources become ever scarcer, we will be forced to change our way of life. People are already designing …

ObamaCare uses a complex and intricate Rube Goldberg-esque system of eligibility rules.

Thom Hartmann: Just when we thought the big banks couldnu2019t hit a new low, they do.

Are we capitalism junkies?

Could Warren's bill represent the sort of game-changing thinking sorely needed to turn the economy around?

Dean Baker: Medicare and Social Security are safe from austerity hawks - for now. Time to raise a toast, then switch from defense to offense.