Les Leopold: Why Our Jobs Crisis From Hell Could Last Decades
Remarkably, the America of 2010 is exporting raw materials and importing high tech renewable energy products. And this is happening less than 100 miles from Redmond, the home of Microsoft.
Ann Pettifor: For Today's Media the Economic Crisis Is Yesterday's Story
Despite the fact that a quarter of a million Americans lost their jobs last month, many have been persuaded by the media that the recession is yesterday's story.
Dean Baker: The Recovery: Can You Feel It Yet?
We all know that the economy is recovering. The stock market is up by more than 50 percent from its March lows and banks are reporting strong profits. Everything is bright and sunny again, unless you have to work for a living.
Robert Reich: The Phantom Recovery and What To Do About Jobs
The economy may be in a technical recovery but this is not a real recovery and the "green shoots" or "positive signs" that Wall Street cheerleaders love to shout about are phantoms of their ever-optimistic imaginations.
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