China and the Opportunity Costs of September 11
The world’s two major powers lost a decade that could have been spent hashing out responses to climate change, the arms trade, and the global recession.
Economic Crisis Shakes Old Paradigms
As our global economic and ecological crises converge, neither neoliberalism nor Keynesianism can cure what ails us.
Save Austerity Measures for the Next Boom
Obama should reject the conservative mantra that equates government and family spending.
Recovery Recedes, Convulsion Looms
The global economy in 2011 is likely to turn even gloomier.
One Year After the Recovery Act…
A look at the effectiveness of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act one year after its passage.
Austerity Won’t Restore our Prosperity
We are trying to prop up an economy that is a giant Ponzi scheme.
From the Frontlines: July 14, 2010
Stiglitz on the stimulus, six months after the earthquake, and what we could do with a trillion dollars.
G-20: Forum for International Non-Cooperation?
Obama may be the voice of reason on the immediate need for continued stimulus spending. But if we’re going to get back on a sustainable economic path, we need to take seriously the need for major new revenue sources.
No Bernie Madoff for the Most Vulnerable to Blame
In a time of recession, who is looking out for the poorest U.S. citizens?
Will China Save the World from Depression?
China’s stimulus package is not likely to bail out either the Chinese peasants or the global economy.
The Crisis Unseen
The stimulus bill passed by Congress ignores the big picture of the financial and environmental crises.
Executive Pay and the Stimulus Bill
This memo summarizes the key provisions in the stimulus legislation to restrict compensation for executives of bailed-out companies.
A Bold Proposal for a New Economy
John Cavanagh talks about David Korten’s new book, which proposes a real-wealth solution to the current financial crisis.
Stimulus: One Percent for the Imagination
Sign this petition, sponsored by IPS and Split this Rock, urging Congress to allocate 1 percent of the stimulus package to the arts.
Unleash the Arts: 1 percent of the Stimulus Package
What will be the fate of the arts during this recession? The Institute for Policy Studies recently launched a petition calling for 1 percent of the stimulus package to be spent on the arts.