A Main Street Fix to Wall Street’s Failure
Building a policy agenda to deepen the jobs debate, our new report looks at the structural issues behind the economic crisis and how we can transition to a new economy based on Main Street.
A Main Street Jobs Agenda
Putting more money in the hands of those who already have jobs so they can buy more Chinese imports does very little to put Americans to work in good jobs that pay good wages.
How Occupy is Transforming Our National Conversation
In just two months, the Occupy movement has begun to unseat an economic narrative that held sway for thirty years.
Occupy Wall Street, 1979 Edition
Before there were hashtags, 32 years ago, more than a thousand protesters tried to shut Wall Street down for a day.
A New Set of Tools for Measuring Economic Progress
Maryland’s GPI assesses what’s left behind when the state’s economy officially expands.
Measuring Progress
Maryland’s government is embracing an alternative way to monitor the state’s wellbeing called the Genuine Progress Indicator, which brings depth to the analysis of the state’s economic growth.
Occupy Wall Street’s Deep Roots
If Howard Zinn were alive today, he’d be writing a new chapter right now.
The Dawning of GDP’s Hegemony
When the Great Depression hit, Congress lacked any tools with which to accurately measure just how the economy as a whole was faring.
Occupy DC: My Speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The chamber helps the “built-to-loot” companies.
Think Tanks on the Right and Left Agree: Corporate Tax Holidays Lead to Layoffs, Not Jobs
Left-leaning Institute for Policy Studies and right-leaning Heritage Foundation release the same report findings on the same day: Corporations that claimed tax holidays in 2004 pocketed the cash and downsized workers.
Will Obama’s Push for Jobs Lead to a New Economy?
Back from sabbatical, our director reflects on the challenged of the day and how the Obama administration can face them.
Gold or Water? A Deadly Debate in El Salvador Mines
To protect their water supply, Salvadorans are trying to ban corporate gold mining – and facing threats and violence as a result.
The Tea Party Downgrade: Gambling America’s Future on Wall Street
Securing our future means looking for real solutions to our economic woes, not looking to Wall Street.
Getting Main Street to Call the Shots
America has plenty of cash, but it’s in the wrong pockets.
How to Liberate America from Wall Street Rule
The most powerful master is the one who rules unseen and unmentioned.