The Wealth of Nations

7 Great Books By Economists

Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 11.13.2009 | Books

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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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Health-Care Reform was the Key Issue in the 2008 Campaign...What Happened?

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

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Joseph A. Palermo

For some, the system works best when elites make the most fundamental decisions for our society, unencumbered by the trappings of "democracy", and when the population is depoliticized, misinformed, or both.

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CON GAMES: Capitalism -- The God That Failed

Michael Conniff | Posted 03.16.2009 | Business

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When it comes to capitalism under a putatively conservative administration, the emperor may have had no clothes but the God of the Free Market was buck naked.

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The First Death Rattle of Our Unsustainable Economy (Part II)

Rebekah and Stephen Hren | Posted 11.14.2008 | Green

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Rebekah and Stephen Hren

Since our current economic system is riddled with contradictions that are forcing its implosion as it abuts the physical limits of our planet, what do we do next?

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