Sagging demand and soaring deficits have the right wing going nuts and the president against the wall
By Robert Reich Feb 9, 2010
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Signs of renewed economic vitality emerge where liberal elites cluster. Funny, that
By Andrew Leonard
February 2, 2010
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FDR said it and it holds 66 years later: There are benefits and opportunities every American should expect to enjoy
By Michael Lind
January 11, 2010
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Payrolls decline by 85,000, negating November's surprising upward surge
By Andrew Leonard
January 8, 2010
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Whichever party's in charge fumbles the basics -- security, health, infrastructure. Why are we paying these people?
By Michael Lind
December 28, 2009
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An unexpectedly strong economic indicator stirs hopes for growth. Just don't look too closely
By Andrew Leonard
February 1, 2010
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Skeptics warn that a mighty bubble is about to pop, but they've been wrong before
By Andrew Leonard
January 11, 2010
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Could harsh temperatures explain the "unexpected" labor sector reversal?
By Andrew Leonard
January 8, 2010
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Historians, economists and revisionists battle over the legacy of Bill Clinton's economic memory
By Will Marshall
January 7, 2010
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The politics of negativity: Paul Krugman tells us to dismiss any positive economic "blips"
By Andrew Leonard
January 4, 2010
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On the first day of business in 2010, glimmers of optimism in the stock market, auto industry and labor rolls
By Andrew Leonard
January 4, 2010
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8. The "Mad Money" host miscalculated his stock, calling Democrats "Bolshevik" and picking a fight with Jon Stewart
December 14, 2009
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On the weekend shows, Obama's top economic advisors disagree as to whether the recession is over
By Andrew Leonard
December 14, 2009
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It's bad business for Obama's party to reward him for rewarding Wall Street shills
By David Sirota
December 11, 2009
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A Bloomberg poll shows support for taxing the rich and spending on jobs... and tax cuts and reducing the deficit
By Andrew Leonard
December 10, 2009
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How do I afford grad school without going into debt? A '94 Econoline, bulk food and creative civil disobedience
By Ken Ilgunas
December 6, 2009
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It's not easy to accelerate job growth while putting the brakes on deficit spending. The President makes his case
By Andrew Leonard
December 4, 2009
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Jobs puzzler: On Thursday, the White House seemed to be warning of more unemployment gloom
By Andrew Leonard
December 4, 2009
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Best economic news of the year: The unemployment rate falls to 10 percent
By Andrew Leonard
December 4, 2009
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We need massive, permanent federal investment in infrastructure and public services, not symbolism like a new WPA
By Michael Lind
November 30, 2009
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The stock market is getting stronger because unemployment is getting worse
By Robert Reich
November 18, 2009
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The president talks up debt reduction, while the House pushes a new jobs bill. Can't do both, can't do neither
By Andrew Leonard
November 18, 2009
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Does a confrontational new documentary try to resurrect Marx for the 21st century? And is that such a bad idea?
By Andrew O'Hehir
November 13, 2009
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Rahm Emanuel and other White House officials are talking up "debt reduction." Let's hope they're not serious
By Andrew Leonard
November 12, 2009
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A conservative economist says Americans are consuming merrily away, so the recession can't have been all that bad
By Andrew Leonard
November 10, 2009