The fall of the Berlin Wall, 9/11 and the collapse of Lehman Brothers: Each ushered in a new American era
By Michael Lind Nov 9, 2009
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The new labor numbers inspire dismay and despair. Come on, people -- it's not like we didn't have ample warning
By Andrew Leonard
November 6, 2009
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President Obama nicely positioned to take credit for recovery
By Gabriel Winant
October 30, 2009
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The greatest threat to the U.S. economy is not creeping socialism. It's creeping subsidism
By Michael Lind
October 26, 2009
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We're just pretending to get richer -- it's not the real thing
By Robert Reich
October 15, 2009
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Worker productivity jumped 9.5 percent in the third quarter of 2009. The good news? Hard to go higher
By Andrew Leonard
November 5, 2009
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The tycoon's decision to spend $26 billion on Burlington Northern is an "all-in" gamble. Let's hope he wins
By Andrew Leonard
November 3, 2009
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The jobs of tomorrow are not what you'd expect
By Michael Lind
November 2, 2009
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If a Bronx Bomber victory saved us from a second Great Depression, would their 27th World Series win be OK?
By Andrew Leonard
November 2, 2009
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Americans put the brakes on spending, again, in September. And why not? The weather out there is frightful
By Andrew Leonard
October 30, 2009
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A jobless recovery, defined: As a percentage of new layoffs, "permanent separations" rank at an all-time high
By Andrew Leonard
October 22, 2009
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The government's incentive program may have had a lasting effect on what kinds of cars Americans are buying
By Andrew Leonard
October 15, 2009
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A rap video to explain why fiscal stimulus doesn't work? Bring it on!
By Andrew Leonard
October 15, 2009
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Two researchers who study how people and corporations organize themselves win. The loser? Efficient markets theory
By Andrew Leonard
October 12, 2009
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In her new career as Facebook economic analyst, the former governor warns about the perils of a weak greenback
By Andrew Leonard
October 8, 2009
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Last week's trend reverses itself as the unemployment picture brightens... slightly
By Andrew Leonard
October 8, 2009
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The 18th century's patron saint of free markets shares his surprising views about Barack Obama and the U.S. economy
By Michael Lind
October 6, 2009
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Four things Obama can do to stem further job losses in the worst labor market in 70 years
By Robert Reich
October 5, 2009
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If the feds don't spend money to put people back to work, the economy won't recover and politics will get uglier
By Robert Reich
October 2, 2009
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After a rosy August, September's auto sales numbers revert to plain old horrible
By Andrew Leonard
October 1, 2009
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Americans started spending more in August. But why not, with the government shoveling cash at them to buy cars?
By Andrew Leonard
October 1, 2009
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The legendary economist has been dead for 60 years but still managed to help us avoid a second Great Depression
By Andrew Leonard
September 24, 2009
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Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein defends bonuses and blames over-mortgaged homeowners for the financial crisis
By Beat Balzli, Mathias Muller von Blumencron and Wolfgang Reuter
September 22, 2009
Three anniversaries
Unemployment's black October
Public still blames Bush for recession
The tax breaks that ate America
Watch your wallet, even with the Dow at 10,000
Salon interviews the late Adam Smith
What should be done about unemployment?
The truth about jobs that no one wants to tell
John Maynard Keynes: Don't call it a comeback
It wasn't Wall Street's fault
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