by Richard Eskow | Sep 19, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth
Should Democrats present themselves as fighters for a transformative economic vision, or as skilled managers whose job is to restore and maintain the status quo of the last several decades? The question came up again last week, when new economic data for 2015 was...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 16, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRg0OOf5s2o]Joseph Stiglitz speaks with Richard Eskow on "The Zero Hour." Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has a new book out entitled "The Euro: How a Common Currency Threatens the Future of Europe." On...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 15, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Election 2016, Jobs and Growth
There’s a lot more going on in this election than the presidential race between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump. Borne out of the dedication and hard work of activists, ballot initiatives give citizens the opportunity to vote...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 14, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth, Progressive Vision
Hillary Clinton was feeling a little woozy. On Sunday morning, after standing around for an hour and a half at the 9/11 memorial event at Ground Zero, possibly while wearing a bullet proof vest in 80 degree heat, the 68-year-old Democratic nominee felt a bit less than...
by Robert Reich | Sep 9, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Health
What can be done to deter pharmaceutical companies from jacking up prices of critical drugs? To prevent Wall Street banks from excessive gambling? To nudge CEOs into taking a longer-term view? To restrain runaway CEO pay? Answer to all four: Fulfill Bill Clinton’s...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 8, 2016 | Blog, Economy
You're a small business. You struggle to compete against the giants like the Walmarts, the Caterpillars, the Apples... On top of the advantages they have with their economies of scale, their nearly unlimited financing and ability to attract the top talent, their size...
