Current Economic Issues

Edited by James M. Cypher, Alejandro Reuss, Chris Sturr, and the Dollars & Sense collective

current economic issues cover
Edition:
16th
Date of publication:
November 2012
ISBN:
978-1-878585-91-2
Pages:
222
Price:
$33.95


  • Chapter 1—The Ongoing Crisis
    • 1.1 Inequality, Ideology, and Power Arthur MacEwan
    • 1.2 Unemployment: A Jobs Deficit or a Skills Deficit? John Miller and Jeannette Wicks-Lim
    • 1.3 Why the United States is Not Greece John Miller and Katherine Sciacchitano
    • 1.4 Greece and the Eurozone Crisis by the Numbers Gerald Friedman
    • 1.5 Resistance to Austerity Grows in Europe Marjolein van der Veen
  • Chapter 2—Fiscal Policy
    • 2.1 Government “Living Within Its Means”? John Miller
    • 2.2 The Ideological Attack on Job Creation Marty Wolfson
    • 2.3 Jobs, Deficits, and the Misguided Squabble over the Debt Ceiling Tim Koechlin
    • 2.4 Don’t Drive Off the Fiscal Cliff Heidi Garrett-Peltier
    • 2.5 Why Do They Oppose More Stimulus? Arthur MacEwan
  • Chapter 3—Taxation
    • 3.1 No Fooling—Corporations Evade Taxes John Miller
    • 3.2 Transaction Tax: Sand in the Wheels, Not in the Face John Miller
    • 3.3 Taxing the Rich, from Right to Left John Miller
    • 3.4 What’s Wrong with a Flat Tax? Arthur MacEwan
    • 3.5 The “ObamaCare” Tax Hike and Redistribution John Miller
    • 3.6 Taxes and Economic Growth Arthur MacEwan
  • Chapter 4—Money, Banking, and Finance
    • 4.1 Abolishing the Fed Is No Solution to a Real Problem Arthur MacEwan
    • 4.2 How Have Banks Managed to Repay the Bailout? Arthur MacEwan
    • 4.3 The JOBS Act and Green Slime William K. Black
    • 4.4 Private Equity Moguls and the Common Good John Miller
    • 4.5 Is China’s Currency Manipulation Hurting the U.S.? Arthur MacEwan
    • 4.6 Libor Liability Max Fraad Wolff
  • Chapter 5—Social Policy
    • 5.1 Universal Health Care: Can We Afford Anything Less? Gerald Friedman
    • 5.2 Different Anti-Poverty Regime, Same Single-Mother Poverty Randy Albelda
    • 5.3 The Big Lie on Entitlement Spending Alejandro Reuss
    • 5.4 Go Ahead and Lift the Cap John Miller
    • 5.5 Hard Work at an Advanced Age Amy Gluckman
    • 5.6 Putting the Screws to Generation Screwed John Miller
  • Chapter 6—The Environment
    • 6.1 The Phantom Menace: Environmental Regulations Are Not “Job-Killers” Heidi Garrett-Peltier
    • 6.2 Way Beyond Greenwashing Jonathan Latham
    • 6.3 The Costs of Extreme Weather Heidi Garrett-Peltier
    • 6.4 Living Up to Standards (Advanced Biofuels) Heidi Garrett-Peltier
    • 6.5 Keep It in the Ground Elissa Dennis
  • Chapter 7—Labor, Unions, and Working Conditions
    • 7.1 How High Could the Minimum Wage Go? Jeannette Wicks-Lim
    • 7.2 Campus Struggles Against Sweatshops Continue Sarah Blaskey and Phil Gasper
    • 7.3 Imokalee Victory Dan Schneider
    • 7.4 Wrong about Right-to-Work John Miller
    • 7.5 Wal-Mart Makes the Case for Affirmative Action Jeannette Wicks-Lim
    • 7.6 Unions and Economic Performance Arthur MacEwan
  • Chapter 8—Spotlight—Public-Sector Workers
    • 8.1 America’s Public-Sector Workers Under Attack Gerald Friedman
    • 8.2 State Workers Face a Compensation Penalty Ethan Pollack
    • 8.3 The Betrayal of Public Workers Robert Pollin and Jeffrey Thompson
    • 8.4 Teachers, Secretaries, and Social Workers: The New Welfare Moms? Randy Albelda
    • 8.5 Making Labor Pay Katherine Sciacchitano
  • Chapter 9—Poverty and Wealth
    • 9.1 The 99%, the 1%, and Class Struggle Alejandro Reuss
    • 9.2 No Thanks to the Super-Rich Alejandro Reuss
    • 9.3 The Great Recession in Black Wealth Jeannette Wicks-Lim
    • 9.4 How Important Is Citizens United? Arthur MacEwan
    • 9.5 Who Are the “47%”? And Why Don’t They Pay (Income) Taxes? Gerald Friedman
    • 9.6 Famine Myths William G. Moseley
  • Chapter 10—Resistance and Alternatives
    • 10.1 Rank-and-File Economics Katherine Sciacchitano
    • 10.2 Full Employment as the Answer for Europe Robert Pollin
    • 10.3 The Case for a National Infrastructure Bank Heidi Garrett Peltier
    • 10.4 Saving Energy Creates Jobs Heidi Garrett-Peltier
    • 10.5 Turning Toward Solutions Richard D. Wolff
    • 10.6 Greetings from the New Economy Abby Scher
  • Contributors