Free Market

Lessons For US Economic Policy From The Fall Of The Berlin Wall

Newsweek | Michael Hirsh | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics


The abrupt and miserable end of the socialist experiment--it all happened so fast, with East Germany getting absorbed into West Germany on Oct. 3, 199...

Individualism Run Amok

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 10.08.2009 | Living


Susan Smalley, Ph.D.

I was surprised to read the other day that in some cultures if you are asked 'how are you?' the answer never begins with the pronoun 'I' but rather with a 'we' as in 'we are fine or not fine'.

The Mystique of "Free-Market Guy" Obama

Jeff Cohen | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics


Jeff Cohen

Liberal activists need to be smart enough to see Obama for the status quo politician he is -- and to act accordingly.

Measuring Measurements: Rising GDP in the Great Recession

Harry Moroz | Posted 09.16.2009 | Business


Harry Moroz

It is so easy in our current political environment to forget that GDP, the unemployment rate, the income tax burden -- a whole slew of measurements -- are freighted with judgments.

We Need Life Cycle Health Risk Insurance

Henryk A. Kowalczyk | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


Henryk A. Kowalczyk

The trick in reforming the health insurance system lies not in taking away profits from insurance companies, but in changing the paradigm in such a way that their greed would guide them to provide better health care.

Technology Rx for Health Care Reform

Gary Shapiro | Posted 10.18.2009 | Business


Gary Shapiro

The consumer electronics industry is defined by rapid innovation and falling prices. Advocates on every side should consider these market-based lessons, as they are relevant to the current health care debate.

It's Not a "Free Market" System When Taxpayers Are Financing the Profits

David Sirota | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics


David Sirota

Obama praising banks for being "profitable in a free market system" is like him transferring $1 million into my bank account, then sending me a letter for having mustered the brilliance to earn $1 million.

The Debate About Health Care Reform Is Not About Health Care

Henryk A. Kowalczyk | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics


Henryk A. Kowalczyk

It is about the underlying concepts of our political system. Do we want to stick to the concepts that made America strong and rich? Or do we want abandon them and experiment with new political concepts?

From Death Panel to Death Spiral

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics


Jeff Schweitzer

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.

10 Reasons Why People of Faith Should Support Healthcare Reform

Edward J. Murray | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics


Edward J. Murray

We must help the President and Congress do what we sent them to Washington to do: reform healthcare insurance coverage in the U.S. now. Even faith demands it. Doesn't it?

Senator Baucus: "Uniquely American" Is Not an Answer

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics


Jonathan Tasini

What industry has done more to deny our citizen the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?

Free-Market Conservatives Are Just Wrong

Dave Johnson | Posted 08.31.2009 | Business


Dave Johnson

Conservative free-market conservative ideologues manage to make a bad thing out of paying American workers good wages and benefits.

Firefighting in the 1800's: A Corrupt, Bloated, Private For-Profit Industry

Tina Dupuy | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics


Tina Dupuy

Less government is not always good. The private sector is not always first-rate. And free market capitalism does not cure all.

The "Loan Arrangers" Will Not Ride Again

Rep. Barney Frank | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics


Rep. Barney Frank

We will prove that the best thing you can do for capitalism is to have rules that give investors the confidence to get back into the system, that protect the great majority of decent people from abuses.

The Yes Men Fix The World One Prank at a Time

Liza Weisberg | Posted 08.27.2009 | Entertainment


Liza Weisberg

In their new HBO documentary The Yes Men Fix the World, the eponymous pranksters take aim at unapologetic free market profiteers.

Health Care Reform is Very, Very Good to You

Alan Rosenblatt | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics


Alan Rosenblatt

It is essential for government to play a role in health care. Market forces alone are simply not up to the task of ensuring good health for the nation while containing costs.

Why Have We Abandoned Markets?

Michael Pento | Posted 08.08.2009 | Business


Michael Pento

It astonishes me to see how quickly this country has embraced a socialist mentality and how readily it has accepted the belief that the source of our problems was an unfettered free market.

Manufacturing and the Limits of Comparative Advantage

Ralph Gomory | Posted 08.08.2009 | Business


Ralph Gomory

Vague talk about future innovations, a post-industrial society, or an explosion of services exports is not the stuff on which to bet the prosperity of a nation.

An Ad Script for Teddy Kennedy on Healthcare Reform

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

In the debate about healthcare reform, why are the loudest voices in the room the ones who seemingly are against all reform? Where are the champions ...

Nobelist Krugman Attacks "Junk Economics"

Joseph Romm | Posted 06.04.2009 | Green


Joseph Romm

The opponents of climate action believe in the limitless power of the free market to do everything -- everything, that is, except avoiding catastrophic global warming.

How Teddy Roosevelt Ended Unfettered Football and Saved the Game

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.21.2009 | Business


Cenk Uygur

In order for capitalism to thrive -- like the other great American tradition, football -- it has to be regulated and sensible rules have to be put into place.

How Bush Ruined the Free Market

Donnie Fowler | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics


Donnie Fowler

No one since the era of slavery has done more damage to the free market than George W. Bush.

AIG Anger and the Free Market Myth

Charles A. Clarkson | Posted 04.26.2009 | Business


Charles A. Clarkson

What do the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus and the "free market" have in common? None of them exist.

Joshua Cooper Ramo: Surprise! Global Financial Crisis Could Turn China Into A Superpower

Diane Tucker | Posted 10.11.2009 | World


Diane Tucker

The Chinese banking system has been through so much stress during the last few decades, they are in a much better position than the U.S. to deal with the global financial crisis, says Joshua Cooper Ramo.

Blue Dog Democrats and Republican Triangulation

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

We must not allow the Blue Dogs to slow down President Obama's momentum or water down the sweeping reforms the nation needs in these trying economic times.