http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/global-economic-crisis Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-browne/europe-austerity-measures_b_1536318.html 2012-05-22T14:57:09Z 2012-05-22T14:56:12Z Matt Browne http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-browne/ Austerity Isn't Working's goal is to illustrate the human cost of austerity, compile the growing economic evidence that austerity isn't working, and promote fresh ideas designed to shape a fiscally responsible, pro-European, pro-growth response to the crisis. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/european-debt-crisis">European Debt Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/european-union">European Union</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois Hollande</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/austerity">Austerity</a>, <a href="/tag/financial-crisis">Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/global-financial-crisis">Global Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/austerity-measures">Austerity Measures</a>, <a href="/tag/europe">Europe</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laurence-j-kotlikoff/could-a-greek-bank-run-go_b_1514808.html 2012-05-14T11:09:05Z 2012-05-14T15:17:30Z Laurence J. Kotlikoff http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laurence-j-kotlikoff/ If bank runs in Greece spread to Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Ireland, they will then spread to Belgium and France and from there to other parts of Europe and, potentially, even the U.S. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/financial-crisis">Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/banks">Banks</a>, <a href="/tag/global-financial-crisis">Global Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/greek-debt">Greek Debt</a>, <a href="/tag/bank-runs">Bank Runs</a>, <a href="/tag/greek-debt-crisis">Greek Debt Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/greece">Greece</a>, <a href="/tag/global-bank-runs">Global Bank Runs</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tlalane-phofoli/hiv-positive-mothers_b_1510081.html 2012-05-11T14:24:32Z 2012-05-11T14:25:03Z Tlalane Phofoli http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tlalane-phofoli/ On my way to our tiny airport in Maseru, I couldn't believe that in just a couple of days I would be speaking at a press conference in Washington, D.C. I am 37 years-old and I was finally fulfilling my lifelong dream of traveling to America. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/mothers2mothers">Mothers2mothers</a>, <a href="/tag/mentor-mothers">Mentor Mothers</a>, <a href="/tag/mothers-day">Mother&#039;s Day</a>, <a href="/tag/global-motherhood">Global Motherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/mothers-day-2012">Mother&#039;s Day 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/hiv-mothers">HIV Mothers</a>, <a href="/tag/hiv-positive-mothers">Hiv-Positive-Mothers</a>, <a href="/tag/africa-hiv">Africa HIV</a>, <a href="/tag/global-maternal-health">Global Maternal Health</a>, <a href="/tag/maternal-health">Maternal Health</a>, <a href="/tag/pediatric-aids">Pediatric Aids</a>, <a href="/tag/global-financial-crisis">Global Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kimon-valaskakis/austerity-economics-europe-financial-crisis_b_1506718.html 2012-05-10T13:25:51Z 2012-05-10T13:25:08Z Kimon Valaskakis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kimon-valaskakis/ It is time to challenge the underlying assumptions of austerity by asking three fundamental questions. (1) Is it fair? (2) Is it working? (3) Is it needed? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/european-debt-crisis">European Debt Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/financial-crisis">Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/global-financial-crisis">Global Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/economics">Economics</a>, <a href="/tag/economy">Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/world-economy">World Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/austerity">Austerity</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-lux/the-only-way-to-fix-the-w_b_1503013.html 2012-05-09T12:22:28Z 2012-05-09T12:22:13Z Mike Lux http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-lux/ We need to not only take back our economic fate from Wall Street, we need to cleanse our values system of their culture as well. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/european-union">European Union</a>, <a href="/tag/banks">Banks</a>, <a href="/tag/europe">Europe</a>, <a href="/tag/france">France</a>, <a href="/tag/big-banks">Big Banks</a>, <a href="/tag/economy">Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/banking">Banking</a>, <a href="/tag/global-financial-crisis">Global Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/wall-street">Wall Street</a>, <a href="/tag/world-economy">World Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/austerity">Austerity</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ben-zweifach/europe-austerity-financial-crisis_b_1501827.html 2012-05-09T09:38:43Z 2012-05-09T09:38:19Z Ben Zweifach http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ben-zweifach/ Last week's shellackings across the Atlantic were bad news for both Democrats and Republicans -- because it will make bipartisan deficit reduction that much spookier for everybody in Washington. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/politics">Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/europe">Europe</a>, <a href="/tag/european-debt-crisis">European Debt Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/congress">Congress</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/ryan-budget">Ryan Budget</a>, <a href="/tag/european-austerity">European Austerity</a>, <a href="/tag/112th-congress">112th Congress</a>, <a href="/tag/financial-crisis">Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/global-financial-crisis">Global Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/gop-budget">GOP Budget</a>, <a href="/tag/paul-ryan-budget">Paul Ryan Budget</a>, <a href="/tag/austerity">Austerity</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-lipton/austerity-europe_b_1499925.html 2012-05-08T16:48:07Z 2012-05-08T16:54:01Z David Lipton http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-lipton/ There is no getting around the need to reduce debt levels. High debt leaves countries exposed to interest rate shocks, limits their capacity to respond to future shocks, and reduces long-term growth potential. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/economic-crisis">Economic Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/christine-lagarde">Christine Lagarde</a>, <a href="/tag/balance">Balance</a>, <a href="/tag/europe">Europe</a>, <a href="/tag/austerity">Austerity</a>, <a href="/tag/austerity-europe">Austerity Europe</a>, <a href="/tag/global-economic-crisis">Global Economic Crisis</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alex-cobham/world-bank-president-jim-yong-kim_b_1500198.html 2012-05-08T13:08:17Z 2012-05-08T13:08:24Z Alex Cobham http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alex-cobham/ Now the dust has settled, let's celebrate the race for the World Bank presidency. We had the highest quality field in history and a winner who just might manage to refocus the institution on the dominant challenge of development today: inequality. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/jim-yong-kim-world-bank">Jim Yong Kim World Bank</a>, <a href="/tag/global-financial-crisis">Global Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/global-economy">Global Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/jim-yong-kim">Jim Yong Kim</a>, <a href="/tag/world-bank">World Bank</a>, <a href="/tag/world-bank-president">World Bank President</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-gongloff/sandy-weill-too-big-to-fail_b_1497761.html 2012-05-07T17:51:00Z 2012-05-07T17:52:12Z Mark Gongloff http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-gongloff/ The man who brought you Too Big To Fail has had just about enough of everybody blaming him for big banks failing.<br /> <br /> In an interview with Fortune's Nin-... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sandy-weill-too-big-to-fail">Sandy Weill Too Big to Fail</a>, <a href="/tag/wall-street">Wall Street</a>, <a href="/tag/bank-bailouts">Bank Bailouts</a>, <a href="/tag/citigroup-bailout">Citigroup Bailout</a>, <a href="/tag/too-big-to-fail">Too Big to Fail</a>, <a href="/tag/banking">Banking</a>, <a href="/tag/citibank">Citibank</a>, <a href="/tag/banks">Banks</a>, <a href="/tag/global-financial-crisis">Global Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/bank-bailout">Bank Bailout</a>, <a href="/tag/sandy-weill">Sandy Weill</a>, <a href="/tag/citigroup">Citigroup</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ricki-lake/birth-in-brazil_b_1495875.html 2012-05-07T10:56:54Z 2012-05-07T10:55:54Z Ricki Lake http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ricki-lake/ The cultural fear is so intense that many Brazilian women are terrified of experiencing even the slightest contraction and believe that a vaginal birth will damage their bodies irreparably. Secondly, the physicians and pediatricians do not practice in groups and must be on call for their private patients 24/7. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/brazilian-women">Brazilian-Women</a>, <a href="/tag/the-business-of-being-born">The Business of Being Born</a>, <a href="/tag/ricki-lake-the-business-of-being-born">Ricki Lake the Business of Being Born</a>, <a href="/tag/cesarean-section">Cesarean Section</a>, <a href="/tag/rio-de-janeiro">Rio De Janeiro</a>, <a href="/tag/c-section">C-Section</a>, <a href="/tag/global-motherhood">Global Motherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/g-20-summit">G-20 Summit</a>, <a href="/tag/global-financial-crisis">Global Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/glee">Glee</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-gongloff/jamie-dimon_b_1478219.html 2012-05-04T15:15:39Z 2012-05-04T15:24:06Z Mark Gongloff http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-gongloff/ Jamie Dimon would like you all to stop discriminating against banks now.<br /> <br /> The golden sun-god CEO of America's greatest bank, JPMorgan Chase, has becom... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/global-financial-crisis">Global Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/jpmorgan-chase-ceo-jamie-dimon">Jpmorgan Chase Ceo Jamie Dimon</a>, <a href="/tag/bank-reform">Bank Reform</a>, <a href="/tag/financial-reform">Financial Reform</a>, <a href="/tag/banking">Banking</a>, <a href="/tag/jpmorgan-chase">JPMorgan Chase</a>, <a href="/tag/banks">Banks</a>, <a href="/tag/regulation">Regulation</a>, <a href="/tag/too-big-to-fail">Too Big to Fail</a>, <a href="/tag/financial-regulation">Financial Regulation</a>, <a href="/tag/jamie-dimon">Jamie Dimon</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/01/dallas-fed-richard-fisher_n_1468920.html 2012-05-01T16:52:36Z 2012-05-01T17:17:35Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher delivered a May Day gift to Occupy Wall Street.<br /> <br /> Fisher, who has argued repeatedly for the end of to... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/wall-street">Wall Street</a>, <a href="/tag/dodd-frank">Dodd-Frank</a>, <a href="/tag/too-big-to-fail">Too Big to Fail</a>, <a href="/tag/dallas-fed-richard-fisher">Dallas Fed Richard Fisher</a>, <a href="/tag/richard-fisher">Richard Fisher</a>, <a href="/tag/banks">Banks</a>, <a href="/tag/global-financial-crisis">Global Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/dallas-fed-president-richard-fisher">Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-gongloff/alan-greenspan-is-still-talking_b_1468379.html 2012-05-01T14:09:57Z 2012-05-01T15:37:47Z Mark Gongloff http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-gongloff/ Alan Greenspan said something about the budget deficit on Tuesday. The reason this is "news" is because it is shocking that Alan Greenspan is still allowed ever to speak publicly about matters of importance. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/global-financial-crisis">Global Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/federal-budget">Federal Budget</a>, <a href="/tag/greenspan">Greenspan</a>, <a href="/tag/alan-greenspan">Alan Greenspan</a>, <a href="/tag/federal-budget-deficit">Federal Budget Deficit</a>, <a href="/tag/fed-chairman-alan-greenspan">Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan</a>, <a href="/tag/federal-reserve">Federal Reserve</a>, <a href="/tag/federal-reserve-chairman">Federal Reserve Chairman</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kristi-york-wooten/making-motherhood-less-deadly_b_1459737.html 2012-05-01T12:29:47Z 2012-05-01T12:29:41Z Kristi York Wooten http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kristi-york-wooten/ Did you know that every 90 seconds a woman dies from pregnancy-related causes? <em>Every Mother Counts</em> is dedicated to increasing education and support for reducing maternal mortality through programs around the world. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/chris-martin">Chris Martin</a>, <a href="/tag/sting">Sting</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/edward-sharpe--the-magnetic-zeros">Edward Sharpe &amp; the Magnetic Zeros</a>, <a href="/tag/the-edge">The Edge</a>, <a href="/tag/david-legry">David Legry</a>, <a href="/tag/dave-matthews">Dave Matthews</a>, <a href="/tag/paul-simon">Paul Simon</a>, <a href="/tag/alanis-morissette">Alanis Morissette</a>, <a href="/tag/edie-brickell">Edie Brickell</a>, <a href="/tag/global-motherhood">Global Motherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/patti-smith">Patti Smith</a>, <a href="/tag/faith-hill">Faith Hill</a>, <a href="/tag/lauryn-hill">Lauryn Hill</a>, <a href="/tag/cedella-marley">Cedella Marley</a>, <a href="/tag/seal">Seal</a>, <a href="/tag/eddie-vedder">Eddie Vedder</a>, <a href="/tag/rita-wilson">Rita Wilson</a>, <a href="/tag/starbucks">Starbucks</a>, <a href="/tag/beck">Beck</a>, <a href="/tag/david-bowie">David Bowie</a>, <a href="/tag/rufus-wainwright">Rufus Wainwright</a>, <a href="/tag/diana-krall">Diana Krall</a>, <a href="/tag/coldplay">Coldplay</a>, <a href="/tag/sade">Sade</a>, <a href="/tag/bono">Bono</a>, <a href="/tag/global-financial-crisis">Global Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/01/april-bond-market-returns_n_1467770.html 2012-05-01T11:39:24Z 2012-05-01T12:22:04Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Financial markets went back into crisis mode in April.<br /> <br /> Bonds, relatively safe-haven investments, were the only global asset class to enjoy positive... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/european-debt-crisis">European Debt Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/bond-market">Bond Market</a>, <a href="/tag/investing">Investing</a>, <a href="/tag/wall-street">Wall Street</a>, <a href="/tag/stocks">Stocks</a>, <a href="/tag/stock-market">Stock Market</a>, <a href="/tag/bonds">Bonds</a>, <a href="/tag/global-financial-crisis">Global Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/trading">Trading</a>, <a href="/tag/investors">Investors</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/american-anthropological-association/debt-and-failing-societies_b_1460220.html 2012-04-30T11:17:41Z 2012-04-30T11:18:04Z American Anthropological Association http://www.huffingtonpost.com/american-anthropological-association/ What will likely be absent in the inevitable debt debate before the election is any consideration of the relationship of debt to the requirement for perpetual economic growth and its role in the dramatic increase in economic inequality. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/debt">Debt</a>, <a href="/tag/national-debt">National Debt</a>, <a href="/tag/economic-inequality">Economic Inequality</a>, <a href="/tag/global-economic-crisis">Global Economic Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/gdp-growth">Gdp Growth</a>, <a href="/tag/gdp">Gdp</a>, <a href="/tag/us-gdp">U.S. GDP</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deborah-james/unctad-xiii-conference_b_1462554.html 2012-04-29T12:17:24Z 2012-04-29T12:17:38Z Deborah James http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deborah-james/ After a week of intense negotiations, civil society groups welcomed a rare victory on Thursday in the final Declaration of the UNCTAD XIII conference in Doha, Qatar. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/global-financial-crisis">Global Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-trade-and-development">United Nations Trade and Development</a>, <a href="/tag/unctad-xiii-conference">Unctad Xiii Conference</a>, <a href="/tag/global-economy">Global Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/unctad">Unctad</a>, <a href="/tag/unctad-final-declaration">Unctad Final Declaration</a>, <a href="/tag/unctad-conference-qatar">Unctad Conference Qatar</a>, <a href="/tag/g20">g20</a>, <a href="/tag/global-economic-crisis">Global Economic Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/unctad-xiii-conference-2012">Unctad Xiii Conference 2012</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amy-graff/global-motherhood_b_1460669.html 2012-04-27T20:44:14Z 2012-04-27T20:45:10Z Amy Graff http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amy-graff/ Princess Marie Louise Hospital is an 86-year-old institution that specifically treats malnourished children and what I saw on my visit with the ONE Campaign today was astonishing. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/global-motherhood">Global Motherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/hunger">Hunger</a>, <a href="/tag/charity">Charity</a>, <a href="/tag/africa">Africa</a>, <a href="/tag/ghana">Ghana</a>, <a href="/tag/motherhood">Motherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/malnutrition">Malnutrition</a>, <a href="/tag/malnourished-children">Malnourished Children</a>, <a href="/tag/hunger-charities">Hunger Charities</a>, <a href="/tag/african-children">African Children</a>, <a href="/tag/global-financial-crisis">Global Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-gongloff/post_3264_b_1449474.html 2012-04-24T13:18:21Z 2012-04-24T15:10:51Z Mark Gongloff http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-gongloff/ Watch Money, Power and Wall Street: Part One on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE.<br /> <br /> Frontline's new documentary about the financial crisis probably do... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/global-financial-crisis">Global Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/banks">Banks</a>, <a href="/tag/financial-crisis">Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/banking-crisis">Banking Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/bank-bailouts">Bank Bailouts</a>, <a href="/tag/wall-street">Wall Street</a>, <a href="/tag/frontline-financial-crisis-documentary">Frontline Financial Crisis Documentary</a>, <a href="/tag/financial-crisis-documentary">Financial Crisis Documentary</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/asher-edelman/aghast-a-four-year-review_b_1438524.html 2012-04-19T15:32:35Z 2012-04-19T19:36:19Z Asher Edelman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/asher-edelman/ April 8, 2008 <br /> <br /> I said the financial system would need at least 100 times the $30 billion advertised by the Fed as the ultimate need to save the syst... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/haliburton">Haliburton</a>, <a href="/tag/stock-market">Stock Market</a>, <a href="/tag/fed">Fed</a>, <a href="/tag/favoritism">Favoritism</a>, <a href="/tag/federal-reserve">Federal Reserve</a>, <a href="/tag/financial-crisis">Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/global-financial-crisis">Global Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/federal-budget">Federal Budget</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maria-paravantes/a-tax-for-your-thoughts_b_1438203.html 2012-04-19T14:09:39Z 2012-04-19T14:09:07Z Maria Paravantes http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maria-paravantes/ We've passed the audition and are now holding starring roles in <em>Animal Farm Takes Greece</em> -- a remake of George Orwell's foretelling allegorical tale penned 67 years ago! <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/world-economy">World Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/global-economy">Global Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/greece-debt">Greece Debt</a>, <a href="/tag/greece">Greece</a>, <a href="/tag/greece-debt-crisis">Greece Debt Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/global-financial-crisis">Global Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/greece-economy">Greece Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/greek-debt-crisis">Greek Debt Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/animal-farm">Animal Farm</a>, <a href="/tag/greek-debt">Greek Debt</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/erik-oppers/seven-billion-reasons-to-_b_1417749.html 2012-04-11T14:24:48Z 2012-04-11T14:24:55Z Erik Oppers http://www.huffingtonpost.com/erik-oppers/ It turns out, unfortunately, that the financial and fiscal problems associated with longevity may be a lot bigger than we thought. The good news is that if we act now, we can find solutions that limit hardship and disruption. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/government">Government</a>, <a href="/tag/aging">Aging</a>, <a href="/tag/social-security">Social Security</a>, <a href="/tag/income-inequality">Income Inequality</a>, <a href="/tag/retirement">Retirement</a>, <a href="/tag/global-financial-stability-report">Global Financial Stability Report</a>, <a href="/tag/economic-crisis">Economic Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/pensions">Pensions</a>, <a href="/tag/imf">Imf</a>, <a href="/tag/financial-stability">Financial Stability</a>, <a href="/tag/global-financial-crisis">Global Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-wagner/brics-summit_b_1408463.html 2012-04-06T12:46:02Z 2012-04-06T12:46:22Z Daniel Wagner http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-wagner/ As the BRICS push for greater collective influence in the global arena, likewise the West should continue to push for greater democracy within the BRICS countries that are not yet democratic. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/brics">Brics</a>, <a href="/tag/russia">Russia</a>, <a href="/tag/south-africa">South Africa</a>, <a href="/tag/india">India</a>, <a href="/tag/global-economy">Global Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/brics-summit">BRICS Summit</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations">United Nations</a>, <a href="/tag/brazil">Brazil</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/un-security-council">UN Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/china">China</a>, <a href="/tag/global-economic-crisis">Global Economic Crisis</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/lemmings_b_1398574.html 2012-04-02T23:55:06Z 2012-04-02T23:55:06Z Richard (RJ) Eskow http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/ Europe's in crisis. Unemployment is at a fifteen-year high, thanks to the austerity measures imposed on it by conservative leaders. But if you think things are bad over there, imagine what they'll be like if Republican budget measures are imposed here. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/grand-bargain">Grand Bargain</a>, <a href="/tag/republican-budget">Republican Budget</a>, <a href="/tag/unemployment">Unemployment</a>, <a href="/tag/europe">Europe</a>, <a href="/tag/ryan-budget">Ryan Budget</a>, <a href="/tag/austerity">Austerity</a>, <a href="/tag/european-debt-crisis">European Debt Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/global-financial-crisis">Global Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/european-union">European Union</a>, <a href="/tag/gop-budget">GOP Budget</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mitch-feierstein/election-2012-rhetoric-co_b_1372343.html 2012-03-23T14:04:18Z 2012-03-23T16:06:18Z Mitch Feierstein http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mitch-feierstein/ Political reality has this tricksy way of escaping from Hollywood's clutches. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/aig">Aig</a>, <a href="/tag/goldman-sachs">Goldman Sachs</a>, <a href="/tag/general-motors">General Motors</a>, <a href="/tag/wall-street">Wall Street</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/business-news">Business News</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/global-financial-crisis">Global Financial Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-white-house">Obama White House</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p>