Truthout
Recession
Economic Update: A Tale of Two Crises
This episode discusses the financial crises in 1929 and 2008.
Neoliberalism in the Driver’s Seat: Trump and Ryan’s Ruling-Class Schemes
Trump's economic policies are designed to harm both those who voted him in and the environment, says Michael Meeropol.
Oregon’s Budget Deficit Presents a Provocative Choice
$1.8 billion deficit could force drastic cuts unless the legislature agrees to raise taxes. But it will be an uphill battle.
Capitalism Breeds Reckless Consumption and Starves the Public Sphere
Our culture systemically devalues things that have no price, such as caring for others and political participation.
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Capitalism vs. Socialism: A Changed Debate
Worker-self-directed enterprises (coops) are at the core of a systemic alternative to capitalism.
How Wealth Inequality Exacerbated the Great Recession
From new research on the Great Recession, still more evidence that maldistributions of income and wealth really matter.
Bernanke: Jail the Banksters
Fines have just become a routine cost of doing business for the banksters.
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Dean Baker | Lehman Day: Making Fun of the Second Great Depression Crowd
September 15th is the day set aside to ridicule the people who warned of a second Great Depression.
Our United States of Indebtedness
The financialization of the US economy and most Americans' lack of liquid assets have made getting into debt all too common.
Recession, Not Fracking, Behind Drop in US Carbon Dioxide Emissions
A new report shows that increases in fracking is not the cause of the drop in CO2 emissions.