by Dave Johnson | Nov 15, 2013 | Blog
How many times have you read or heard in the news something along the lines of "a new report from the Institute of Free Markets and Liberty finds that giant corporations and billionaires create jobs if given tax cuts," or how about your classic "Toxic Sludge Is Good...
by Richard Eskow | Nov 14, 2013 | Blog
Janet Yellen went to Capitol Hill today to be interrogated by some senators about the kind of job she plans to do once she's confirmed as Chair of the Federal Reserve. Many politicians expect little from the Fed because they think it has less power and flexibility...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 14, 2013 | Blog
The US Census Bureau's Bureau of Economic Analysis released the latest monthly U.S. trade figures this morning. And we have a winner -- September's $30.5 billion monthly goods trade deficit with China sets a new record. Also in September, the overall U.S....
by Bill Scher | Nov 14, 2013 | Blog
As you have surely heard, the first set of Obamacare enrollment numbers have been released. Unsurprisingly because of the federal website problems, the numbers are lower than initially anticipated. Though there are notable bright spots. Applications have been...
by Richard Eskow | Nov 12, 2013 | Blog
“There’s something happening here/what it is ain’t exactly clear …” When Steve Stills wrote the dystopian anthem “For What It’s Worth” in 1966, it resonated with listeners who understood that great if half-hidden transformations were underway. There’s been a turn...
by Richard Eskow | Nov 11, 2013 | Blog
It’s not easy to maintain a civil tone while describing the magnitude of the misbehavior among executives at Wall Street’s largest institutions. To criticize bankers is to describe large-scale wrongdoing, mass-produced outrages that lead to widespread misery. It can’t...
