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The rise and fall of an American beer: Before it was bought by Belgium's InBev, Budweiser trampled local breweries across this land. Who's crying in their (piss) beer now?; By Edward McClelland Jul 17, 2008
Reasons to whine about the U.S. economy: Inflation shoots up. Wages don't keep pace. Phil Gramm is strangely silent; Andrew Leonard Jul 16, 2008
Teen pregnancy: "Rational long-term economic choice"?: L.A. Times editorial about young parenthood slams stigma, upends assumptions.; Lynn Harris Jul 16, 2008
A plague of economic locusts: The Federal Reserve chairman cites "numerous difficulties" facing the economy. And Ben Bernanke is not known for his hyperbole.; Andrew Leonard Jul 15, 2008
Best. Bailout. Ever.: The U.S government guarantees that the U.S. home mortgage market will not fail. But free market fundamentalism? Bankrupt beyond belief.; Andrew Leonard Jul 14, 2008
Wall Street joins the "whiners": Worries over mortgages and oil plunge Wall Street deeper into a bear market today, as the Dow drops below 11,000 for the first time in two years.; Ed Kilgore Jul 11, 2008
More about McCain's 300 economists: Two HuffPo reporters dig deeper among the 300 economists touted as supporting McCain's economic "plan," and hear a lot of denials.; Ed Kilgore Jul 11, 2008
McCain's unfortunate schedule today: John McCain was unlucky enough to be campainging in Michigan today when he had to deal with Phil Gramm's "mental recession" remarks.; Ed Kilgore Jul 10, 2008
McCain surrogate says Americans are "whiners": Phil Gramm exposes the conservative id by denouncing economic concerns as "a mental recession" embraced by "a nation of whiners."; Ed Kilgore Jul 10, 2008
What did those 300 economists really endorse?: On Monday John McCain's campaign released a list of 300 economists who were endorsing his new economic "plan." Turns out they hadn't read it.; Ed Kilgore Jul 9, 2008
John McCain's radical tax plan: He voted against Bush's tax cuts, but now, despite a ballooning deficit, he wants to slash taxes even further -- with most of the benefits going to the rich.; By Justin Jouvenal Jul 9, 2008
Obama proposes bankruptcy relief: On Day Two of the presidential campaign trail's latest Economy Week, Barack Obama proposes changes in a controversial 2005 bankruptcy law.; Ed Kilgore Jul 8, 2008
The economics of abortion: In Minnesota, more women are citing the costs of children in their decisions to terminate a pregnancy. Should we be surprised?; Catherine Price Jul 3, 2008
Oil up, jobs down: Same old song and dance: A new record for the price of oil, and more bad employment numbers for the U.S. economy; Andrew Leonard Jul 3, 2008
So it's come to this: Sex for gas: Things sure are looking bleaker and bleaker at the pump these days.; Rachel Shukert Jul 2, 2008
Bear territory blues: It's official: The stock market bulls have left the building. What took them so long?; By Andrew Leonard Jul 2, 2008
The meaning of Starbucks: The coffee company announces plans to close 600 stores, while simultaneously watering down its primary house brew. As if we needed any more evidence that the economy is in the dregs.; Andrew Leonard Jul 2, 2008
Ladies get a small bite of the Big Apple: Forget what you see on TV. New York women are much worse off economically than they were two decades ago.; Logan Scherer Jun 27, 2008
Consumer confidence: "The economy really sucks": Americans haven't felt this glum about their finances since 1980. Hmmm. What else happened in 1980?; Andrew Leonard Jun 27, 2008
With age comes ... insecurity: Another reason for economic pessimism: Older Americans are more likely to file for bankruptcy than ever before.; Andrew Leonard Jun 20, 2008
Gas prices and offshore drilling: Not much is at stake on Election Day 2008. Just the long-term health of the global economy and the future of the planet. That's what the offshore drilling debate is all about.; Andrew Leonard Jun 18, 2008
The FedEx economy: When it absolutely, positively doesn't have to get there overnight.; Andrew Leonard Jun 18, 2008
As promised, an economic stimulus: Americans boosted their shopping in May. What happened to all those well-meaning promises to pay down debt and sock away savings?; Andrew Leonard Jun 12, 2008
Dancing with the New Tsars: With their tricked-out yachts, trained servants and diamond-frosted toys, newly rich Russians have invaded London -- and thrown Britain's elite into a royal tizzy.; By Clare Foges Jun 12, 2008
All the president's economic advisors: Austan Goolsbee is ready for another close-up, and a Clinton veteran joins Obama's team. Cue the econoblogospheric chatter.; Andrew Leonard Jun 9, 2008

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