Economy

The candidate of the Front de gauche in the French presidential election (22 April and 6 May), Jean-Luc Mélenchon is interviewed by the editors of the weekly magazine l'Humanité …

David Koch, a billionaire known for his family's contributions to conservative causes, during an interview at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, March 4, 2011. (Photo: Gretchen …

(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout)"I will do all I can to help you," Montague answered. "And you must be very severe with me," Lucy continued, "and not let me spend …

At the center of the traditional progressive theory is the hope that the political and economic power of the large corporation can be contained economically and politically through political …

I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but I don't care about the 2012 farm bill. Here's why. The sustainable food and agriculture movement has a lot of momentum …

Francisco Louçã: European elite wants to undo the “social contract”; Germany wants more control Francisco Louca is a Professor of Economics in Lisbon's Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão …

This could well have been the want ad Esquire used to attract a writer for its story titled, “War Against Youth.” This lengthy piece is the best compendium of …

A major new research report – released this weekend by the renowned international consulting firm, IMS – finds conclusively that implementation of the proposed Volcker Rule would damage not just …

The “curse” of oil wealth is a well-known phenomenon in Third World petro-states where millions of lives are wasted in poverty and the environment is ravaged, while tiny elites …

(Photo: Infinite Jeff) During Wednesday morning rush hour, signs hung in at least eight New York subway stations, inviting straphangers to ride for free. In Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan, …