Economics

Why We Need International Women’s Day

Why We Need International Women’s Day Why We Need International Women’s Day

Over 100 years after the first International Women’s Day celebrations, women continue to trail behind men by every economic measure.

Mar 7, 2014 / Kathleen Geier

Paul Ryan’s CPAC Speech Was Based on a Lie

Paul Ryan’s CPAC Speech Was Based on a Lie Paul Ryan’s CPAC Speech Was Based on a Lie

The kid in Ryan’s “full stomach…empty soul” CPAC speech is actually an advocate for free school lunches.

Mar 7, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

The IMF (Finally) Admits That Inequality Slows Growth

The IMF (Finally) Admits That Inequality Slows Growth The IMF (Finally) Admits That Inequality Slows Growth

What remains to be seen is whether the IMF will use this research to develop policies that grow the economy through redistribution.

Mar 6, 2014 / Kathleen Geier

Obama Administration Gets It Precisely Wrong on Trade Policy

Obama Administration Gets It Precisely Wrong on Trade Policy Obama Administration Gets It Precisely Wrong on Trade Policy

The White House’s “2014 Trade Policy Agenda” rehashes failed ideas that harm rather than help economic renewal.

Mar 5, 2014 / John Nichols

International Power Players Are Harming Global Health

International Power Players Are Harming Global Health International Power Players Are Harming Global Health

A major international commission probes the political origins of health inequities—and finds wealthy nations deserve much of the blame.

Mar 5, 2014 / Mara Kardas-Nelson

Introducing Invisible-Hand-of-the-Free-Market Man!

Introducing Invisible-Hand-of-the-Free-Market Man! Introducing Invisible-Hand-of-the-Free-Market Man!

IHOTFM Man reminds us of the inherent dignity of work. 

Mar 4, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

Will New Leadership at NYC’s Social Service Agency Mean New Dignity for the Poor?

Will New Leadership at NYC’s Social Service Agency Mean New Dignity for the Poor? Will New Leadership at NYC’s Social Service Agency Mean New Dignity for the Poor?

Steven Banks has been on the front lines of the battle to get New York mayors to keep their obligations to the poor. Now he’ll be the mayor’s front-man on those policie...

Mar 1, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy

Obama Nominates SOPA Lobbyist for TPP Trade Post

Obama Nominates SOPA Lobbyist for TPP Trade Post Obama Nominates SOPA Lobbyist for TPP Trade Post

A new US trade representative is a former lobbyist pushing for limits on Internet freedom and draconian intellectual property policy.

Feb 27, 2014 / Lee Fang

Brain Drain and the Politics of Immigration

Brain Drain and the Politics of Immigration Brain Drain and the Politics of Immigration

The migration of highly skilled workers can pay dividends for immigrants and their employers, but it produces losers as well.

Feb 26, 2014 / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus

How Pro-Austerity Groups Lost the Deficit Wars

How Pro-Austerity Groups Lost the Deficit Wars How Pro-Austerity Groups Lost the Deficit Wars

A funny thing happened on the way to the fiscal cliff: real people fought back.

Feb 19, 2014 / Mary Bottari

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