Step one in the battle against soaring food prices: Start your own recession garden.
By Steve Almond Oct 13, 2008
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Last week, the Treasury sold more bonds than ever before -- and investors snapped them up. So far, so good
By Andrew Leonard
June 29, 2009
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The latest economic numbers are hard to be optimistic about, especially since the Bush administration's solutions are likely to further increase corporate profits, not jobs and wages.
By James K. Galbraith
June 28, 2004
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Don't believe the headline writers -- higher interest rates won't beat inflation. But Alan Greenspan's successor might.
By James K. Galbraith
May 20, 2004
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Historically, war causes inflation. The Bush administration's myopic deficit spending will only make matters worse.
By James K. Galbraith
April 20, 2004
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Every time the U.S. government sells some more Treasuries, the future changes. You're excused for feeling dizzy
By Andrew Leonard
June 23, 2009
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Those nervous bond traders can relax for now: The core inflation rate was negative in April
By Andrew Leonard
June 16, 2009
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Are investors terrified of inflation or optimistic about economic recovery? Yes.
By Andrew Leonard
June 3, 2009
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The president's agenda will cost a lot of money. Where will it come from if Treasury can't borrow?
By Andrew Leonard
May 29, 2009
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Last Thursday, a Treasury bill auction didn't do too well. Is the dreaded bond market casting a negative vote on the president's deficit spending?
By Andrew Leonard
May 12, 2009
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Whether left or libertarian, the consensus is clear (and scary). This is no time to worry about inflation: Go, Fed, go!
By Andrew Leonard
March 20, 2009
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After a night of market carnage in Asia, interest rate cuts are the new world order of the day. But so far, investors are unimpressed
By Andrew Leonard
October 8, 2008
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Wall Street shudders as new figures show prices rising at the fastest rate in 27 years
By Andrew Leonard
August 19, 2008
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Juiced by tax rebates, Americans upped their consumption in June. Unless you count inflation, in which case they actually spent less
By Andrew Leonard
August 4, 2008
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Inflation shoots up. Wages don't keep pace. Phil Gramm is strangely silent
By Andrew Leonard
July 16, 2008
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When it absolutely, positively doesn't have to get there overnight.
By Andrew Leonard
June 18, 2008
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Worrying that prices will rise in the future has historically ensured they rise even faster. Should we be relieved that that link seems to be broken?
By Andrew Leonard
June 5, 2008
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Why does the U.S. government say energy prices fell in April, when everybody knows they're going up, up, up?
By Andrew Leonard
May 20, 2008
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The early 17th century was a tough time in China -- but not as alien to our own lives as you might imagine.
By Andrew Leonard
April 24, 2008
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Plug this into your inequality meter: Healthcare costs are spiking again
By Andrew Leonard
September 26, 2006
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More on Tamiflu, the Phillips Curve, and Chairman Mao
By Andrew Leonard
September 7, 2006
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Move over, inflation. It's time for a new public enemy No. 1
By Andrew Leonard
September 5, 2006
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The price of gold hits a 25-year high. Why?
By Andrew Leonard
April 6, 2006
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While pundits sugarcoat the economy, the real issue is simple: Too many people have been out of work for too long.
By James K. Galbraith
July 7, 2004
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The right time to jump-start the economy may already have passed.
By Damien Cave
January 11, 2002
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