Lost Decade

Conservatism Blew Up the Economy

Cliff Schecter | Posted 01.14.2012

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Cliff Schecter

So what do you do when financial analysts are warning that housing prices are headed for a "triple dip," the second largest Swiss Bank (Credit Suisse)...

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IMF Head Lagarde: Global Economy At Risk Of 'Lost Decade'

AP | Posted 01.09.2012

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BEIJING -- The head of the International Monetary Fund warned Wednesday the global economy faces the risk of a "lost decade" of little or no growth an...

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Ten Years Later: Is Anyone Paying Attention?

Rep. Barbara Lee | Posted 12.21.2011

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Rep. Barbara Lee

We must choose building bridges over bombers, deploying teachers at home over troops abroad, training doctors over drone pilots, and investing in our future rather than costly and useless military confrontation.

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U.S. Could Be Several Years Into Japan-Style Lost Decade: Analysis

Posted 11.19.2011

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NEW YORK (Steven C. Johnson) - As the U.S. economy slouches toward another recession and confidence in policymakers erodes, investors are coming t...

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The Lost Decade

Will Marshall | Posted 08.07.2011

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Will Marshall

Barack Obama, who took office months after the Great Recession started, must be cursing his luck. Just at the point when investment and jobs normally would be coming back, the U.S. economy has taken a sickening swoon.

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The Magical Economy, Brought to You by Paul Ryan and the Heritage Foundation

Jake Berliner | Posted 06.05.2011

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Jake Berliner

When Paul Ryan unveiled his budget today, he touted it as a "Path to Prosperity." In reality, Ryan's claims of prosperity are based on an analysis that has more basis in magic than economics.

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Peter S. Goodman

Goldman's Cynical Assurances Notwithstanding, The Decade is Lost Already

HuffingtonPost.com | Peter S. Goodman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Step back from the ledge, America. Scotch the gloomy talk of a Japan-style Lost Decade -- Goldman Sachs says we're alright. Except that Goldman's dismissal of Lost Decade fears is brazenly self-serving. We are very much lost, and have been for decades. And we will remain so for as long as influential people pay attention to the cynical assurances of Goldman, which has mastered the art of digging us deeper into a hole, all the while selling us the shovels.

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"Do You Really Like Living Here?" A Foreigner's Perspective on Tokyo

Jared Braiterman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jared Braiterman

(This article originally appeared in Newsweek Japan on October 28, 2010 in Japanese) "Do you really like living in Tokyo?" is a question I am often a...

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The Closing Argument

Simon Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Simon Rosenberg

Though it is late in the election cycle, Democrats still have one strategic card to play. They can seize control of the economic conversation and turn it into a debate about what more needs to be done to help the American economy.

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Lost Decade For American Income

Wall Street Journal | By CONOR DOUGHERTY | Posted 05.25.2011

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The downturn that some have dubbed the "Great Recession" has trimmed the typical household's income significantly, new Census data show, following yea...

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Lost

Robert Zevin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Zevin

There is a simple lesson to learn from Japan to help the US avoid another lost decade. Focus on employment. We all benefit when everyone who is willing and able to work has a job.

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Is Main Street Ready for the Second Wave of the Recession?

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don McNay

The phrase "double-dip recession" means little to most of us. To people on Main Street, it hasn't been been a "dip". We took a drop to the bottom two years ago and stayed there.

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Paul Krugman: The U.S. Is Not Like Greece, We're Like Japan

nytimes.com | PAUL KRUGMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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For the past few months, much commentary on the economy --some of it posing as reporting -- has had one central theme: policy makers are doing too muc...

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Keeping the Focus on the Struggle of Everyday People: 2010 Edition

Simon Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Simon Rosenberg

The country wants their leaders focusing on what is their number one concern -- their ability to make a living and provide for their families in a time of economic transformation.

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'Decade From Hell': Time Mag Trashes The '00s

Posted 05.25.2011

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As the first decade of the 21st Century draws to a close, Time has taken a look back and concluded that it is the "worst decade ever": Bookended by 9...

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The Lost Decade: Zero Net Job Creation From 2000-2009

Washington Post | Neil Irwin | Posted 05.25.2011

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For most of the past 70 years, the U.S. economy has grown at a steady clip, generating perpetually higher incomes and wealth for American households. ...

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Marriage-Saving Research For The Holidays

Christine Whelan | Posted 11.17.2011

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Christine Whelan

The recession has taken a toll on American families, but research suggests that there may be a silver lining: Understanding the link between money and marriage might help us make better choices.

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A Lost Decade For Jobs

BusinessWeek | Posted 05.25.2011

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Private sector job growth was almost non-existent over the past ten years. Take a look at this horrifying chart:...

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