Category: Economics
Vince Taylor: Why Billionaires Have No Right to Their Wealth
Jack Rasmus: China-US Trade War: Hiatus or Busted Deal?
Jack Rasmus: Why Government Jobs Stats Are Inaccurate
Jack Rasmus: US GDP 1st Qtr 2019 Analysis–The Facts Behind the Hype
Dean Baker: Fun Fictions in Economics
George Monbiot: Neoliberalism promised freedom
Michael Albert: Socialism: Dividing Society’s Pie
Jack Rasmus: Financial Imperialism
In a world of perfect competition, where prices reflect the costs of production, there are no large wealth surpluses to be captured by an individual
A bona fide Constitutional Crisis is brewing in the US as Trump insists on governing for his 35% supporters and to hell with the rest of the country, and as he governs increasingly at the expense of Congress’ s constitutional rights
Reply to Doug Henwood’s Apology & Defense of Government Reports
Bottom line, however, the 3.2% GDP is no harbinger of a growing economy. Quite the contrary. It is artificial and due to temporary forces that are likely about to change
There is an awful lot of nonsense that passes as serious analysis within economics. For cheap fun, I thought I would use a nice spring afternoon to highlight some of my favorites
Instead it delivers stifling control
A worthy economic vision should give income for how long one works, for how hard one works, and for the onerousness of the conditions under which one works, as long as one is producing something that is socially valued
U.S. neocons are once again back in charge of U.S. foreign policy, driving the U.S. toward yet another war and attempt at regime change of a foreign government
Gerald Coles: Education, Jobs and CapitalismAmerican capitalism has a hate-love relationship with the nation’s schools
Gerald Epstein: Trump’s 2020 Budget Rewards the Wealthiest IndividualsFor the first time in decades, we have a set of policies that provide a basis for discussion, and progressives running for election and moving legislation, that could, if implemented, make a big difference