Economy

Rand's atavistic utopian fantasy celebrates the virtue of selfishness, while John Dewey's public-minded philosophy is open, progressively democratic and firmly grounded in reality.

On Economic Update with Professor Richard Wolff, Wolff and guests will discuss the current state of the economy, both locally and globally in relation to the economic crisis.

As austerity hit hard in Greece, we elected a caucus of Republicans hell-bent on doing the bidding of American corporate masters and bringing austerity to the United States.

The plight of disabled adults and hungry kids get short shrift this election year and only one party platform addresses remedies.

In spite of this increase, the unemployment rate slipped up to 7.9 percent, reflecting the fact that the September drop was an aberration.

The corporate and GOP establishment, represented by Romney, are betting the ranch that they can contain the new Far Right populists. But they are increasingly dependent on them.

The common claim that deficits mean that we're selling our birthright to the Chinese makes no sense at all.

While there are many differences in the two presidential candidates, there are some things that will continue to break down this country no matter who is elected.

Capital can and should be accumulated and managed in ways that provide individual citizens with an income stream from publicly backed investments.

While Eric Schneiderman has accused Bear Stearns of