http://dir.salon.com/topics/economic_policy/?source=rss&aim=economic_policy en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT By Michael Lind Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/07/labor_day/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/07/labor_day/index.html?source=rss The right says the answer is rich people, not workers -- who are wealth destroyers By Robert Reich Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/24/wall_street_rally/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/24/wall_street_rally/index.html?source=rss The profits aren't real. Keep your eye on the real economy, where unemployment and underemployment keep rising By Simon Johnson and John Talbott Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/23/economic_crisis_part_two/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/23/economic_crisis_part_two/index.html?source=rss Simon Johnson and John Talbott on downsizing banks, reducing corporate pull in D.C. and getting pissed! By Andrew Leonard Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/20/stiglitz_and_summers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/20/stiglitz_and_summers/index.html?source=rss The economist doesn't think Obama dinners are the best way to make policy. His record gives him the right to carp By David Sirota Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/18/sirota/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/18/sirota/index.html?source=rss Outside of China's gleaming cities, the country's growth has been accompanied by tremendous pollution By Robert Reich Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/13/reich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/13/reich/index.html?source=rss Social Security is a tiny problem, but Medicare is entirely different. It's a monster. By Robert Reich Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/29/reich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/29/reich/index.html?source=rss The immediate challenge in the banking crisis is to sort out public from private responsibilities and to create clearer lines of accountability. By Vincent Rossmeier, Mark Schone and Gabriel Winant Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/29/100_days/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/29/100_days/index.html?source=rss Bloggers, activists, economists and writers grade the president's performance so far. Featuring Sen. Russ Feingold, Dan Savage, Markos, Michael Pollan, Gloria Feldt and many others. By Robert Reich Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/22/reich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/22/reich/index.html?source=rss Nearing the first 100 days into his administration, the president deserves mixed grades for his handling of the budget, the stimulus and the bank bailouts. By David Sirota Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/18/columbine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/18/columbine/index.html?source=rss Isn't violence a predictable byproduct of our winner-take-all economy? By Robert Reich Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/14/reich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/14/reich/index.html?source=rss To jump-start the economy, we need to spur consumer demand. We can't do that without additional stimulus. By Robert Reich Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/13/reich_optimism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/13/reich_optimism/index.html?source=rss It probably isn't even the end of the beginning of the recession. We can't wish the economy back to health. By David Sirota Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/11/sirota/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/11/sirota/index.html?source=rss A little bit of graft can go a long way toward ensuring billions in profits. By Robert Reich Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/10/reich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/10/reich/index.html?source=rss As the economy shrinks, states need to avoid tax increases and cuts in services. By Robert Eshelman Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/30/eshelman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/30/eshelman/index.html?source=rss The deepening recession is giving some businesses the excuse to fire people they'd have had to keep on in better conditions. By David Sirota Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/21/sirota/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/21/sirota/index.html?source=rss The AIG scandal has made it apparent that we are ruled by a government of men, not laws. By Robert Reich Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/20/reich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/20/reich/index.html?source=rss Before it can clean up Wall Street or do much of anything else, the administration has to clean up the way it's been trying to clean up Wall Street. By Robert Reich Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/16/reich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/16/reich/index.html?source=rss If you look only at the small print, the president's economic program looks modest. If you look at the big picture, it's radical. By Vincent Rossmeier Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/03/quiet_revolt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/03/quiet_revolt/index.html?source=rss House Democrats from districts that McCain won in 2008 are starting to put the brakes on Obama's agenda. By Robert Reich Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/02/24/reich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/02/24/reich/index.html?source=rss Don't make FDR's mistake and spend too little -- because we're probably going to need a second stimulus no matter what. By Robert Reich Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/02/03/after_the_stimulus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/02/03/after_the_stimulus/index.html?source=rss We can't fix the economy in the long term without significant public investment. By Michael Lind Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/31/socialism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/31/socialism/index.html?source=rss If he is, then so is John McCain. But the charge is just a racial dog whistle anyway. Can you say "welfare queen"? By Cary Tennis Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/20/dreamers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/20/dreamers/index.html?source=rss I was a self-made stockbroker nailed by 9/11. Then I got into mortgages and it happened again! By Cary Tennis Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/14/economy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/14/economy/index.html?source=rss Yes, the financial markets are in turmoil, but let's get back to basics.