Economics

The American Ascendancy The American Ascendancy

The turn of the millennium provided yet another occasion to celebrate a triumphant American Century.

Apr 20, 2000 / Feature / Bruce Cumings

Cheney Was a Gusher Deal for Halliburton Cheney Was a Gusher Deal for Halliburton

Let's not begrudge Dick Cheney his $36 million income last year. Sure, it dwarfs the puny $744,682 reported by the President, but George W. Bush represents old money, and he know...

Apr 17, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

Time to Rein in Global Finance Time to Rein in Global Finance

The financial crisis that collapsed Asian economies in mid-1997 and then bounced around the world was a distant sideshow to most Americans until it reached Wall Street.

Apr 5, 2000 / Feature / William Greider

Still With Us Still With Us

The editors of The New York Times Magazine had a good idea recently.

Apr 5, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman

Jubilee 2000: Paying Our Debts Jubilee 2000: Paying Our Debts

A massive natural disaster reminds us why people worldwide have been engaged by the issue of debt relief.

Apr 5, 2000 / Feature / Robert W. Edgar

Free Trade and the ‘Starving Child’ Defense Free Trade and the ‘Starving Child’ Defense

Ajit Singh Ajit Singh, who graduated from Punjab University and obtained his PhD at the University of California, Berkeley, is professor of economics at Cambridge University.

Apr 5, 2000 / Feature / Various Contributors

Bush Crawls Into Bed With the Money Lenders Bush Crawls Into Bed With the Money Lenders

If only George W. Bush were content to merely market nights in the Lincoln Bedroom or issue some questionable pardons, the public would be much better off. But no, the new Pres...

Mar 30, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

Pakistan on the Brink Pakistan on the Brink

Pakistan today is a complete mess, a sad example of what can happen when a once-favored "frontline state" is reduced to the status of a cold war orphan.

Mar 30, 2000 / Feature / Tariq Ali

Shopping Till We Drop Shopping Till We Drop

During the past two decades, as random financial crises visited various fast-growing economies, we have become familiar, after the fact, with the profile of a developing country ...

Mar 22, 2000 / Feature / William Greider

Temps Demand a New Deal Temps Demand a New Deal

With this issue, we resume our 'What Works' series, which explores effective projects and strategies for improving people's lives through progressive social change.   &nb...

Mar 9, 2000 / Feature / Christopher D. Cook

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