http://dir.salon.com/topics/economy/?source=rss&aim=economy en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST By Michael Lind Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/09/three_anniversaries/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/09/three_anniversaries/index.html?source=rss The fall of the Berlin Wall, 9/11 and the collapse of Lehman Brothers: Each ushered in a new American era By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/06/october_unemployment_take_two/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/06/october_unemployment_take_two/index.html?source=rss The new labor numbers inspire dismay and despair. Come on, people -- it's not like we didn't have ample warning By Gabriel Winant Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/30/blame_economy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/30/blame_economy/index.html?source=rss President Obama nicely positioned to take credit for recovery By Michael Lind Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/26/tax_subsidies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/26/tax_subsidies/index.html?source=rss The greatest threat to the U.S. economy is not creeping socialism. It's creeping subsidism By Robert Reich Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/15/dow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/15/dow/index.html?source=rss We're just pretending to get richer -- it's not the real thing By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/05/worker_productivity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/05/worker_productivity/index.html?source=rss Worker productivity jumped 9.5 percent in the third quarter of 2009. The good news? Hard to go higher By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/03/warren_buffett_railroad_bet/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/03/warren_buffett_railroad_bet/index.html?source=rss The tycoon's decision to spend $26 billion on Burlington Northern is an "all-in" gamble. Let's hope he wins By Michael Lind Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/02/healthcare_employment/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/02/healthcare_employment/index.html?source=rss The jobs of tomorrow are not what you'd expect By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/02/yankees_and_the_great_depression/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/02/yankees_and_the_great_depression/index.html?source=rss If a Bronx Bomber victory saved us from a second Great Depression, would their 27th World Series win be OK? By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/30/return_of_the_rational_consumer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/30/return_of_the_rational_consumer/index.html?source=rss Americans put the brakes on spending, again, in September. And why not? The weather out there is frightful By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/22/you_are_fired_forever/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/22/you_are_fired_forever/index.html?source=rss A jobless recovery, defined: As a percentage of new layoffs, "permanent separations" rank at an all-time high By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/15/cash_for_clunkers_lives/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/15/cash_for_clunkers_lives/index.html?source=rss The government's incentive program may have had a lasting effect on what kinds of cars Americans are buying By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/15/bling_babes_and_keynes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/15/bling_babes_and_keynes/index.html?source=rss A rap video to explain why fiscal stimulus doesn't work? Bring it on! By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/12/a_nobel_in_nuance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/12/a_nobel_in_nuance/index.html?source=rss Two researchers who study how people and corporations organize themselves win. The loser? Efficient markets theory By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/08/sarah_palin_and_the_dollar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/08/sarah_palin_and_the_dollar/index.html?source=rss In her new career as Facebook economic analyst, the former governor warns about the perils of a weak greenback By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/08/jobless_claims_at_ten_month_low/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/08/jobless_claims_at_ten_month_low/index.html?source=rss Last week's trend reverses itself as the unemployment picture brightens... slightly By Michael Lind Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/06/adam_smith/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/06/adam_smith/index.html?source=rss The 18th century's patron saint of free markets shares his surprising views about Barack Obama and the U.S. economy By Robert Reich Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/05/jobs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/05/jobs/index.html?source=rss Four things Obama can do to stem further job losses in the worst labor market in 70 years By Robert Reich Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/02/unemployment/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/02/unemployment/index.html?source=rss If the feds don't spend money to put people back to work, the economy won't recover and politics will get uglier By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/01/cash_for_clunkers_fizzles_out/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/01/cash_for_clunkers_fizzles_out/index.html?source=rss After a rosy August, September's auto sales numbers revert to plain old horrible By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/01/the_return_of_the_american_consumer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/01/the_return_of_the_american_consumer/index.html?source=rss Americans started spending more in August. But why not, with the government shoveling cash at them to buy cars? By Andrew Leonard Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/09/24/keynes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/09/24/keynes/index.html?source=rss The legendary economist has been dead for 60 years but still managed to help us avoid a second Great Depression By Beat Balzli, Mathias Muller von Blumencron and Wolfgang Reuter Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/22/goldman_sachs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/22/goldman_sachs/index.html?source=rss Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein defends bonuses and blames over-mortgaged homeowners for the financial crisis