by Richard Eskow | Mar 27, 2012 | Blog
We've spent billions of dollars - perhaps trillions - to rescue big banks. But instead of dialing back on the risky behavior that shattered the economy in 2008, they're doubling down on it. And when their bill comes due we won't just be asked to pay it again. We'll be...
by Dave Johnson | Mar 26, 2012 | Blog
Is smaller government really better for the economy? Conservatives chant that taxes and government "take money out of the economy" and we need to "cut and grow," meaning if government spending is cut way back the economy will grow as a result. Europe's conservatives...
by | Mar 26, 2012 | Blog, Economy
The plot of the movie "War Games" (1983) involves a slacker hacker (played by Matthew Broderick) who starts playing the game Global Thermonuclear War with Joshua, a Department of Defense (DoD) supercomputer that has been given partial control by DoD of our nuclear...
by Bill Scher | Mar 26, 2012 | Blog
While the volatile price of gas can give you whiplash and screw up household and business budgeting, the fact is the price of gas has been steadily rising since 2002. It only took a break in 2008 after the global financial crisis shattered economic demand. During this...
by Sam Pizzigati | Mar 25, 2012 | Blog
We obsess over health care in the United States, because we all want to be healthy. In the process, new evidence suggests, we're ignoring the social dynamics that actually determine our health. The U.S. Supreme Court this week begins the process of deciding the fate...
