by Lynne Stuart Parramore | Sep 22, 2014 | Conservatism, Economy
Just about any philosopher or religious leader, not to mention nearly anyone you meet walking down the street, could tell you that selfishness is not a virtue. If you are old enough to apply for a driver’s license, you can probably work out that selfish behavior has...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 16, 2014 | Blog, Economy
They say a picture's worth a thousand words. If that's true, the following ten images could provide the lyrics for a thousand blues songs. The graphs are taken from series of recent reports which, when considered together, create a paint-by-numbers picture of the...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 10, 2014 | Conservatism, Economy, Jobs and Growth
Conservatives say marriage is the “ultimate anti-poverty program,” and claim that most of our economic woes would vanish if more people got hitched. A new study suggests marriage barely makes a dent in poverty. On the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty, Sen. Marco...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 10, 2014 | Economy, Tax Reform
New York Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer has introduced a bill aimed at fighting the corporate tax-dodging practices of "inversion" and "earnings stripping," which involve use of non-US affiliate companies. The bill would also apply to companies that have already...
by Dean Baker | Sep 9, 2014 | Economy
Are you worried about the government running deficits in the hundreds of billions of dollars and a debt in the TRILLIONS? If so, then you should be really angry at people calling for the Federal Reserve Board to raise interest rates. If the rate hikers get their way,...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 9, 2014 | Economy, Financial Reform
Are We the People the boss of the corporations, or are the corporations the boss of We the People? The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) needs to be reminded which way that question is supposed to be answered. The SEC is the agency set up by We the People to...
