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May 16, 2012

A Primer on the Eurozone Crisis and How It Could…

The economic viability of the Eurozone continues to slowly leech away. The latest iteration of the crisis originated again in…Continue reading

May 7, 2012

A New Way to Boost Job Creation and Help Save…

U.S. growth slowed sharply in the spring of both 2010 and 2011; but it looks like this year, the economy…Continue reading

April 11, 2012

Is the United States Really Facing Economic Decline?

A growing chorus of pundits and politicians, along with a few policy intellectuals, are pressing a new debate over whether…Continue reading

March 29, 2012

The Costs of Overturning the Presidents Health Care Reforms

Partisan politics and constitutional principles received equal billing in this weeks showdown over health care at the Supreme Court. Much…Continue reading

March 20, 2012

A Modest Proposal to Help the U.S. Avoid an Economic…

The United States is headed for an economic version of a Wall Street triple witching hour. In finance, a triple…Continue reading

February 23, 2012

Memo to American Conservatives: America Is NOT Greece

European leaders next week will sign off on another $172 billion bailout for Greece, one small step back from a…Continue reading

February 16, 2012

The Economics and Politics of Inequality, Part 2 The Role…

Economic inequality is an important issue this year, because a growing number of Americans now see it as a threat…Continue reading

February 7, 2012

The Economics and Politics of Contemporary Inequality, Part 1

Barring some unforeseeable event, Mitt Romney is virtually certain to be the GOP nominee for president. Judging by President Obamas…Continue reading

September 28, 2011

Can Europe Save Itself — and Avoid Pulling Down the…

At last weekend’s IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, the question on everyone’s minds was, what’s happened to Europe’s instinct…Continue reading

August 4, 2011

This Week’s Debt Deal Is George W. Bush’s Revenge –…

There is plenty of blame to go around for the recent debt and deficit shenanigans, but who should get the…Continue reading