Tag Archives: Globalization
The Truth about Job Creation under Obama and Bush
Everyone knows that unemployment is high today and unlikely to fall by much soon. Yet, a longer view of the official…Continue reading
What the Obama-Hu Meetings Can Mean for the U.S. Economy
Barack Obama and China’s President Hu Jintao have genuinely important economic matters to talk about this week, even if there’s…Continue reading
Why the Value of Your House Moved Global Markets This…
This week’s housing news was a primer on globalization. U.S. existing home sales fell 27 percent in July, twice as…Continue reading
Memo to the President and other World Leaders: Resist a…
A dangerous and infectious economic idea is spreading around the world. Last week, the liberal majority in the House of…Continue reading
Deciphering the Crisis in Greece and Its Significance for America
With the world’s stock and bond markets thoroughly roiled by Greece’s sovereign debt problems, it’s only natural to ask the…Continue reading
A New Progressive Economic Strategy, Part 4: The Global Economy
In a global economy, even the world’s largest economy by a factor of three (that’s us, compared to Japan and…Continue reading
A New Progressive Economic Strategy, Part 2: Spending Reforms
You don’t have to be a Nobel economist to see that the United States needs a serious, new economic approach…Continue reading
A New Jobs Program for America
We have a really, serious problem with job creation. It’s been more than a half-year since the economy began to…Continue reading
Why Progressives Should Work to Control the Rising National Debt
Politicians on the lookout for ways to stir up voters recently have lit upon America’s fast-growing national debt, whether the…Continue reading
Broadband and American Jobs
With the FCC preparing to issue new rules and policies to promote universal broadband access, Washington’s hive of think tanks…Continue reading