The Historic Meaning of Austerity as the Policy Response to Global Capitalist Crisis
We will examine the “austerity” policies being used to manage the ongoing capitalist crisis. We will focus equally on…
The Indypendent
We will examine the “austerity” policies being used to manage the ongoing capitalist crisis. We will focus equally on…
Challenging the Mental Health Drug Business
Challenging the Mental Health Drug Business by elizabeththenderson The drug industry operates right at the juncture of economics and…
Main Street Moves Against Wall Street
When the current economic crisis hit, the Obama campaign blew away Bush and McCain by promising hope, change and…
Debts, Truth and Lies in the U.S.
Debts and lies about them are being used to push conservative agendas in Wisconisn and across the country. Lots…
Prospects for the U.S. Left: Not Bad At All
Prospects for the Left in the United States are far better than they seem to most observers across the…
How the Rich Soaked the Rest of Us
Over the last half century, the richest Americans have shifted the burden of the federal individual income tax…
Corporations to Government: Give Us More, Tax Us Less
Nothing better shows corporate control over the government than Washington’s basic response to the current economic crisis. First we…
The Consequences of Our Tax Cowardice
This article was originally published on CommonDreams.org from The Guardian/UK. A national campaign is now fully launched to make…
Government Economic Intervention: For Whom?
No one in the US government campaigns these days for the direct government hiring of our many millions of…
Bonuses for Bankers, Bankruptcy for Public Services
So, now we know about the $15bn-plus 2010 pay package for Goldman Sachs partners and employees. The top rungs…