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Obama Jobs Summit Will Include Business Leaders: Google, Disney CEOs To Attend

New York Times | JACKIE CALMES | Posted 11.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Google, Bob Iger, Unemployment, Jobs Bill, Jobs Summit, Krugman, Eric Schmidt, Financial Crisis, Stiglitz, Obama, Disney, Air Tractor, Stimulus, Business News

The invitations went out just before Thanksgiving, but by the end of the holiday weekend the White House has confirmed that President Obama's jobs sum...

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7 Great Books By Economists

Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 11.13.2009 | Books

Read More: Adam Smith, Economics, Milton Friedman, Amartya Sen, Money, Books, Economics Books, Making Globalization Work, Slidepoll, Globalization, Stiglitz, Obama, Capitalism, Books by Economists, The Next Stage, The Wealth of Nations, Economic Policy, Keynes, Galbraith, Economists, Paul Krugman, Peddling Prosperity, Books News

There's a major panel discussion going on today in Washington, D.C. called "The Next Stage," in which economists are coming together to discuss the pr...

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Krugman: White House Excluding "Progressive-Economist Wing"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 08.19.2009 | Politics

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Newsweek's Michael Hirsch profiled Joseph Stiglitz for next week's magazine, asking why a world-renowned economist who predicted the financial crisis ...

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Newsweek: Why Is Washington Ignoring "Economic Prophet" Stiglitz?

newsweek.com | Posted 08.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Barack Obama, Economic Recession, Economic Crisis, President Obama, Washington, Stiglitz, Joseph Stiglitz, Recession, Business News

Such is the lot of Joe Stiglitz. Even in the contentious world of economics, he is considered somewhat prickly. And while he may be a Nobel laureate, ...

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Stiglitz Reality Check: Banks Fail All The Time (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tarp, Bailout, Stiglitz Economic Crisis, Economic Crisis, Stiglitz Crisis, Stiglitz, Stimulus Plan, Bank Bailout, Joseph Stiglitz, Politics News

Propping up banks on the backs of taxpayers is both costly and unnecessary, according to Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz. In reality, ba...

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The Talk of a Depression is Depressing

Danny Schechter | Posted 12.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Systemic Crisis, Economy, Obama, Bailout, Depression, Financial Crisis, Ferrell, Stiglitz, Illusions, Business News
Danny Schechter

As economists debate the likelihood of a depression most of our media highlights sunnier forecasts, perhaps to boost confidence and the sales pitches of their advertisers.

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