James K Galbraith

Health Care and the 'Predator State'

Thomas Frank | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics


Thomas Frank

Although Republicans have snapped up James Galbraith's catchy book title, the politicians have misunderstood his message. They need to go back over The Predator State for a second reading.

William K. Black on Geithner: "The Guy Has a Track Record of Failure Everywhere He's Gone"

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

This is beginning to feel a little like before the Iraq War when some warned of impending disaster and the administration and mainstream media blew them off.

Galbraith Calls Clean Energy the Next Engine for Economic Growth

Frances Beinecke | Posted 04.30.2009 | Green


Frances Beinecke

We need the next engine to pull into the station. It won't be a consumption-based one: buying consumer goods made in China will not dig us out of this deep a hole.

Q&A with Housing Bubble Forecaster Dean Baker

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 04.02.2009 | Business


Leo W. Gerard

Baker: "For most economists, the idea that a market would take leave from its senses -- that it would be driven by speculation -- is almost inconceivable."

Financial Bailout: American Communism Alive & Lives on 23rd Street NYC VIDEO >>

George Spyros | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics


George Spyros

United States communists say their time has come (full text of the video here) AFP news video segment pays a visit to US Communist Party headquarte...

Requiem for the Bailout Storyline

Norman Solomon | Posted 11.13.2008 | Media


Norman Solomon

Recent events should not be allowed to obscure the reality that the news media played a pivotal role in stampeding the country into a bailout that was unwise and unjust.

Building a Green Economy

Adele Stan | Posted 09.21.2008 | Green


Adele Stan

We all say we want to go green, but do we all see the same kinds of change when we imagine an eco-friendly economy? In Denver, Colo., Tom Plant, dire...