A Virtuous Tax
A little bit of populist retribution is overdue against the people who brought down the system -- and will bring it down again if the hegemony of the traders is not constrained.
A little bit of populist retribution is overdue against the people who brought down the system -- and will bring it down again if the hegemony of the traders is not constrained.
Pablo Triana | Posted 11.08.2009 | Business
To my knowledge this is the first time that a financial theory is put on the spot like that, the inevitable consequence of having endured a theory-caused meltdown of biblical proportions.
Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics
The GOP is not the party of small government and lower taxes. They are the Party of borrow and spend, big government and sex scandals.
New York Times | Posted 08.29.2009 | Business
The idea is straightforward: Computers take information -- primarily "real-time" share prices -- and try to predict the next twitch in the stock mark...
Cenk Uygur | Posted 04.26.2009 | Business
I would love for Tim Geithner or anyone else in the administration or Congress to explain why they think these naked Credit Default Swaps must be paid off.
Dr. Brent Ridge | Posted 03.28.2009 | Living
While people the world over seem to be mired in the mess we've collectively created, I've already started laying the plan for what will inevitably come -- the next 2/3 of my life.
Robert Creamer | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics
A good case can be made that the massive globalization of labor and financial markets, coupled with "free markets uber alles" policies, formed a toxic mixture that made the collapse inevitable. Here's why.
Larry Abrams | Posted 04.14.2009 | Entertainment
You're supposed to boo losing players and losing teams, not winning ones. That means you don't slam winning teams when they're not winning, or winning players when they're not playing well.
Sasha Abramsky | Posted 11.11.2008 | Business
Let's get real here: People borrowed because they were presented with offers they couldn't refuse. They were told that home ownership was the path to prosperity and a chance to realize their dreams.
Walden Bello | Posted 11.02.2008 | Business
In a nutshell, the Wall Street meltdown is not only due to greed and to the lack of government regulation of a hyperactive sector.
Robert Kuttner | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics