Tag: Wall Street
The Cascading Effects of Government Cuts
Cuts will not be offset by additional spending at the state level.
Hillary Clinton: Leader of Progressive Change?
Leadership takes a lot of forms, not all of them charismatic or even visible.
Your Wallet and Life Crave Water and Air
Do you believe air pollution and water scarcity will abate?
Ask Candidates What China, Russia Think of U.S.
If candidates want to continue war rather than negotiate world peace, show them the door.
Justice Department Targets Wall Street…the Wrong Way
Justice is seldom done when we target people rather than wrongdoing.
Paul Craig Roberts: Economic Peace Monger
Paul Craig Roberts’ bottom line seems to be this: Endless war and greed are bad for the economy, and therefore harmful to humanity.
Following Paris, Police States Grow as Economies Shrink
Paris’s Charlie Hebdo and supermarket attacks have set the stage for another post-9/11.
As U.S. Austerity Deepens, Prepare for Revolution
Hopefully it will be a peaceful revolution. It may not be. But, as in the Middle East and Europe with hints in Asia, it's coming.
Geneva Warns of Greater Global Economic Crisis
Record-high debt worldwide leading to another economic meltdown tragedy, but worse than in 2007-2008.
Hurtling Toward World War III
Scholars and economists offer grave warnings, but policymakers and banks aren't listening.
Thanks to Congress, Kiss Roads and Bridges Goodbye?
Where is the outrage from we, the people?
Take Back the Economy, Close the Generation Gap
It takes strikes and boycotts and threats backed by angry millions to move the system.
Economic Meltdown Zombies: They’re Baaaack!
Derivatives again are devouring, subprime lending is stalking, as Washington deflects by talking a good game.
At Westminster: Stars and Stripes, Axelrod and Messina
Two former Obama aides have chosen opposing sides to hawk their wares.
Michael Lewis Tackles Markets, Technology in “Flash Boys”
The stock market is rigged. What else is new?
Politics–The Only Game in Town
It's time to take back the power intended for "We the people."
“This Town” – A Review of Mark Leibovich’s Washington Expose
This book's an amusing look at corruption that's not the least bit amusing.