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Great Depression

Great Houses of New York: River House, the Best Address, Part I

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Akron, Great Depression, Charles Adams Platt, Perkins Family, East River, New York, Mrs. James K. Smith, Ohio, Noel Coward, Marta Raymond, William Lawrence Bottomley, Foreclosure, Harlem River Houses, George Perkins Raymond, Laura Schellschmidt, New York News
Michael Henry Adams

How did I, an unknown from the provinces, black and gay, first find myself at lofty River House facing the East River?

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Author Morris Dickstein Interviewed for Upcoming Creative Time Summit

Zefrey Throwell | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Revolutions-in-Public-Practice, Dancing in the Dark, Great Depression, Art, New York Public Library, New York News
Zefrey Throwell

An interview with Morris Dickstein about his new book, Dancing In the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression as well as what he plans on presenting at the Creative Time Summit.

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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Bobby Woods | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Economic Recession, Economic Crisis, Recession Fears, Economic Recovery, Brother Can You Spare a Dime, Music, Recession, Les Deux Love Orchestra, Great Depression, Politics News
Bobby Woods

It's time to be great again. Time to build a new kind of railroad, and make it run. Time to build a new kind of tower. Up to the sun.

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Ralph Anspach: Economist Spent Decades Fighting Monopoly Game's Corporate Owner

Wall Street Journal | MARY PILON | Posted 10.20.2009 | Home

Read More: Monopoly History, Economics, UC Berkeley, Monopoly, Origins, History of Monopoly, Ralph Anspach, Great Depression, Monopoly Game, Landlord's Game, Monopoly Board Game, Hasbro, Supreme Court, Elizabeth Magie, Economist, Professor Anspach, Parker Brothers, Home News

Ralph Anspach, an 83-year-old economics professor, spent decades locked in a real-life battle with Monopoly and its corporate owners. The campaign den...

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The Big Dollar Bustout ... Is Too Big To Fail Still an Option?

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Subprime Crisis, Pentagon, Henry Kissinger, Somerset Maugham, Ronald Reagan, Bric, The Lost Generation, Federal Reserve, Twitter, Hitler, China, Reserve Currency, Woodrow Wilson, Slow Movement, Barack Obama, Thomas Mann, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Nobel Prize, Sidwell Friends, Austrian Economics, Foreclosures, Russia, Rupert Murdoch, League of Nations, Timothy Geithner, Paul Krugman, Death in Venice, Jfk, Great Depression, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Stalin, Business News
Eric Ehrmann

With efforts to rebrand America's national identity in the electronic media falling flat like a bad online date, taking away the dollar's too big to fail status might be the better wake up call.

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Goldman Sachs' Black Magic, Here's How They Did It

Dylan Ratigan | Posted 10.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Government, Goldman Sachs, Finance, Banking, Financial Crisis, Corporate Communism, Recession, Great Depression, Business News
Dylan Ratigan

The question is not why did we bail out the banks. The question is why did we give the banks billions so they could buy assets by the trillions and keep the profits?

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$2.5 Billion Budget Cuts: Paterson To Slash Health, Education

nydailynews.com | Kenneth Lovett | Posted 10.15.2009 | New York

Read More: US Economy, David Paterson, Education, Great Recession, Health Care Cuts, Health Care, Recession, Health Care Reform, Governer David Paterson, Education Cuts, New York Deficit, New New, Great Depression, New York News

Get ready for more pain. Gov. Paterson will propose $2.5 billion in budget cuts today - primarily in health and education - to close a mushrooming def...

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Turn Goldman Anger Into Government Action

Dylan Ratigan | Posted 10.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Banking, Financial Crisis, Finance, Recession, Corporate Communism, Great Depression, Goldman Sachs, Government, Business News
Dylan Ratigan

We don't want a government commandeered by those in our banking system who have failed and been passed over by technological advancements, innovation and flat-out smarts. But right now, that's what we've got.

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Employers Cut Pay, Hours For Those Still On The Job

New York Times | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Lower Salaries, Great Depression, Benefits, Demotions, Labor, Unemployment, Employers, Economy, Salary, Jobless, Jobs, Fewer Benefits, Job Report, Recession, Pay Cuts, Downgrades, Business News

In recent decades, layoffs were the standard procedure for shrinking labor costs. Reducing the wages of those who remained on the job was considered d...

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Artists Brighten Empty Storefronts During Gloomy Recession

nytimes.com | Diane Cardwell | Posted 10.13.2009 | New York

Read More: Artist Recession, Artist, Great Recession, Economy, Artists, Economic Crisis, U.S. Recession, Us Economic Crisis, York City Recession, New York, Great Depression, New York News

At the end of a dark passageway at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, almost 50 artworks have suddenly parked in a bright, spare gallery. ...

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It's Time to Teach Children About Money

Don McNay | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Keen Johnson, Kentucky Governor, Kentucky Guardianship Administrators, Children, Have and Have Nots, School Curriculum, Rowman & Littlefield, Cell Phone, Gambling, Bailout, Lexington KY, Dollar, Grade School, Timothy Geithner, Happy Chandler, Financial Meltdown, Great Depression, McNay Settlement Group, Ipod, Educators, Ky, Clu, Savings Rate, Education, Louisville, Son of a Son of a Gambler, Million Dollar Round Table, High School, Ben Bernanke, Teachers, Investments, John Mellencamp, Frugal, Main Street, Darwin, Keen Babbage, Financial Crisis, The American College, Richmond, Personal Finance, Impact, Casinos, Msfs, Structured Settlement, Lottery, Chfc, Handling Money, Kentucky, Payday Loans, Don McNay, Hank Paulsen, Slot Machines, Recession, Henry Clay High School, Credit Cards, Wall Street Bailouts, Wall Street, Vanderbilt University, Eastern Kentucky University, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, Cssc, Extreme Economics, Too Big to Fail, Payday Leading, Business News
Don McNay

I'm convinced that most of the mistakes made handling money result from lack of information and bad habits formed in childhood.

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Despite Market Risks, Foreign Buyers Find Bargains In New York City Real Estate

Crain's New York Business | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York

Read More: New York City Real Estate, US Recession, Global Economic Crisis, New York Real Estate, Economy, Economic Crisis, Commercial Real Estate, Hsbc, New York Recession, New York, New York City, Great Depression, New York News

An Israeli firm's deal to buy HSBC Bank USA's headquarters at 452 Fifth Ave. for $330 million signals that foreign investors see Manhattan real estate...

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Capitalism: A Propaganda Hate Film

Michael Shermer | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bank of America, Aig, Goldman Sachs, Free Markets, Capitalism—a Love Story, Gm, Propaganda, Democracy, Michael Moore, Willie Sutton, Franklin Roosevelt, Capitalism, Second Bill of Rights, Free Enterprise, Great Depression, Politics News
Michael Shermer

In Michael Moore's worldview, a goodly portion of the American people are ignorant, uneducated, clueless pinheads too stupid to realize the fundamental principle of a loan.

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Second Great Depression Still Possible: The Financial Times

ft.com | Thomas Palley | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Debt, Economic Recovery, Great Depression, Second Great Depression, Economy, Deleveraging, Recession, Business News

Over the past year the global economy has experienced a massive contraction, the deepest since the Great Depression of the 1930s. But this spring, eco...

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The Scariest Jobs Chart Ever

Henry Blodget | Posted 10.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Jobs, Unemployment, Recession, Economy, Great Depression, Recovery, Business News
Henry Blodget

Regardless of what the jobs recovery eventually looks like, it hasn't started yet. The economy is still losing 250,000+ jobs a month.

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Vital Speeches, Back in the Day

David Murray | Posted 10.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Great Depression, Theodore Roosevelt, Albert Lasker, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, National Recovery Administration, Vital Speeches, Michael Moore, New Deal, Orations, Fdr, Addresses, Tom Ridge, Obama Race Speech, Chicago News
David Murray

A sampling of American speeches from 75 years ago reveals rhetoric both strange and strangely familiar.

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The Cost of Corporate Communism

Dylan Ratigan | Posted 10.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Banking, Finance, Corporate Communism, Financial Crisis, Recession, Great Depression, Business News
Dylan Ratigan

The spike in unemployment, the destruction of retirement wealth, the collapse in the value of our homes, the worst recession since the Depression have all resulted directly from the abdication of proper government.

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Republicans' 2010 Campaign Message: Vote For Us Because Obama Can't Magically Fix in a Year What it Took Us Eight Years to Destroy

Andy Ostroy | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Job Losses, Gop, Tea-Baggers, 2010 Election, President Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Afghanistan War, Republicans, Town Hall Meetings, Great Depression, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

So, what's the real 2010 Republican campaign message gonna be?: "Watch out Democrats, we're gonna be nastier, dirtier, more unethical and deceptive than ever.

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I Try To Eat Less: The Story Of The Economy

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Class Warfare, Poverty, Working Life, The Audacity of Greed, Jobs, Great Depression, u6, Politics News
Jonathan Tasini

We will not be in recovery until we have a serious debate about the economic system in the country and how it robs workers of their ability to get a fair wage for a fair day's work.

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Recession May Improve Health

reuters.com | Amy Norton | Posted 11.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Smoking, Economic Recovery, Health Care, Recession, Drinking, Great Depression, Business News

Researchers from the University of Michigan found U.S. life expectancy increased by 6 years between 1929 and 1932, from 57 to 63, with the increase oc...

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Why the President Has Been Losing on Health Care, and What He Needs to Say

Drew Westen | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Speech on Health Care, Public Option, Roe v Wade, Death Panels, Olympia Snowe, Ronald Reagan, Michael Dukakis, Pension Plans, George Bush, Washington Post, Taxpayers, Economic Recovery, Great Depression, Uninsured, Barack Obama, Chuck Grassley, Al Qaeda, 401k, Bill Clinton, Brown v Board of Education, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Fdr, Medicare, Medicaid, Electronic Records, Health Care, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Politics News
Drew Westen

At this historic moment, the White House has determined that the best way to win the center is to tack right. But sometimes, the best way to win the center is not to move to the center, but to move the center.

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Bartering To Build Your Savings Account

Tamara Conniff | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Yoga, U.S. Economy, Coupons, World War II, Barter System, Benefits of Yoga, Economy, Bartering, Great Depression, Living News
Tamara Conniff

It's a satisfying exchange when you give a skill in return for a skill. And, I'm saving money -- it's my personal 401K.

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The Virtues of Deglobalization

Walden Bello | Posted 10.21.2009 | World

Read More: Japan, Nuke, Japan Elections, Denuclearlization, Globalization, Deglobalization, Great Depression, World News
Walden Bello

In their responses to the current economic crisis, governments paid lip service to global coordination but propelled separate stimulus programs meant to rev up national markets.

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Krugman: How Did Economists Get It So Wrong?

New York Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Federal Reserve, Economists, Ben Bernanke, John Maynard Keynes, International Monetary Fund, Great Depression, Politics News

It's hard to believe now, but not long ago economists were congratulating themselves over the success of their field. Those successes -- or so they be...

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Health Care Reform: It's About Community, Stupid

Nathan Hegedus | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Option, Continental Army, Community, Medicaid, Italy, Health Insurance, Wall Street Journal, The Gaggle, Barack Obama, Health Care Reform, Russia, Bill Mcinturff, Town Hall Meetings, Health Care, Sweden, Great Depression, Politics News
Nathan Hegedus

Here in Sweden, forsaking your neighbor is the unforgivable sin. Even if you let the state do the caring, even if you never smile at them, you do not forsake them.

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