Financial Reform: the Train That Passed Us By

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June 24 Stan G. Duncan T he house and Senate have finally passed their legislation on financial reform and now the two bills a...

Globalization and Workers

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Stan G. Duncan D ani Rodrik, a very thoughtful economist at Harvard (yes, it's possible), posted the chart below the other day (his or...

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Weak Savings Numbers T his week the Commerce Department released its May data on retail spending. And the numbers were very weak. Some ...

The Problem with Greece (and us)

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G reece is beginning to remind me of one of those old movies of the fifties where Uncle Charlie in the big extended family is up to gambl...

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The Problem with Greece (and us) G reece is beginning to remind me of one of those old movies of the fifties where Uncle Charlie in the b...

Obama hews to status quo on finance

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Simon Johnson May 19, 2010 11:39 PM EDT The consensus on President Barack Obama is that he seeks consens...

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Prevent Future Financial Crises: Protect Consumers, Re-regulate the Banks Edith Rasell, Minister for Economic Justice "Can I tolera...

Statement on Wall Street Reform Bill Dean Baker: "Financial Reform Bill a Very Limited Step Forward"

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For Immediate Release: June 25, 2010 ...

National Debt by President

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I have been very critical of Obama for following Bush’s bailout policies. The over -reliance on tax cuts, for example, which do very little ...

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If you think your life is hard.. . Photos from JubileeJustice delegations to Chiapas, Mexico Stan G. Duncan ...