World Economy

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2009

Latvia's Tiger Economy Loses Its Bite

Kristina Rizga : Latvia

The economic meltdown has Latvians reconsidering decades of neoliberal policies.
A Global Recovery for a Global Recession

Joseph E. Stiglitz

Restructure the world's economy to ensure a more stable and shared prosperity.
Obama & Latin America

Greg Grandin : South America

At the Summit of the Americas, Obama went far toward repairing the damage done by two decades of disastrous economic policy.
Fighting Foreclosure in South Africa

The Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign : South Africa

South African activists recount their experiences in this ongoing Tell The Nation series.
Old Europe, New Again

Jordan Stancil : Europe

The European economic model, berated for years by US neoliberals, made a big comeback at the G-20 summit this week.
Redefining National Security

Michael T. Klare : US Wars & Military Action

Some military analysts are warning Obama that insurgencies, revolts and economically driven instability could threaten our way of life. It's a path fraught with hazards.
Rage Is Good

Tom Hayden : Peace Activism

Demonstrations April 4 calling Wall Street to account could help progressive populism come alive in America. Obama and Congress need the pressure.
Lifestyles of the Rich and Generous?

Katha Pollitt

Will the skewed values of the boom years give way to a spirit of generosity toward the poor?
The Second Great Depression

Nicholas von Hoffman

People are beginning to say that the Big One has arrived. But how will we know? And what will it take to emerge from it?
Economically Fueled Upheaval

Michael T. Klare : War & Peace

As people lose confidence in the ability of markets and governments to solve the global crisis, the likeliness of violence increases.
Precarious Populism

Gary Younge

The global depression is spawning social unrest, which the extreme right might try to hijack--a good reason for the left to be well organized and engaged.
Under the Icelandic Volcano

Rebecca Solnit : Iceland

How a cold country lost its shirt in the global economic meltdown, but ultimately found its soul.
All of Them Must Go

Naomi Klein

As cities around the world are rocked with protests, it's clear governments that respond to economic crisis with the discredited free-market agenda will not survive.
The Kindness of Strangers

Katha Pollitt : Activism & Organizing

The global economic crisis is showing how wishful was the notion that philanthropy could save the world.

2008

Class Struggle in the New China

Christian Parenti : China

Across China there is a rising rural and urban class struggle as the economy moves from Maoist socialism to a strange type of quasi-Maoist capitalism.

2007

Latin America's Shock Resistance

Naomi Klein : South America

Recent events in the region show how societies can recover from extreme capitalism.
Beyond the Age of Petroleum

Michael T. Klare : U.S. Economy

Welcome to the Age of Insuffiency: As oil prices hit new highs and supplies sink, our way of life will drastically change.

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