Tag Archives: The Point by Robert Shapiro
The Cost of Playing Games with the Full Faith and…
I spent last week in Rio attending a meeting of the IMF’s advisory board for the Western Hemisphere — and…Continue reading
The Economic After Shocks of the Disaster in Japan –…
Natural disasters can strike anywhere, but the heart-wrenching tragedy unfolding in Japan may be unique for modern times, at least…Continue reading
The U.S. Economic Debate Gets a Failing Grade at the…
At the private conference this week convened by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), 30 world-class economists talked for two days…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
Time for a Midcourse Correction in Economic Policy
The economic proposals unveiled this week by the Administration suggest that the President’s determination to target his policies for the…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
The Importance of Blaming the Right People for the Wall…
This year’s notorious Supreme Court decision on campaign finance found that corporations have the full rights of individuals, at least…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
How Toyota and Goldman Sachs Stumbled — and We Could,…
Powerful and wildly-successful institutions sometimes act like teenagers and addicts, unable to recognize their own self-destructive behavior. This year’s top…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