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Climate Economics in Four Easy Pieces
By Frank Ackerman
What will it take to build a better economics of climate
change, one that is consistent with the urgency expressed by
the latest climate science? The issues that matter are big,
non-technical principles, capable of being expressed in bumper-sticker format. Read more »
Crisis and Neoliberal Capitalism
By David Kotz
It is impossible to predict the course of the financial crisis.
But even if the financial crisis is contained, the
bursting of the housing bubble—which began in 2007 and
is bound to continue for some time—will have a powerful
downward impact on the economy.
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Financialization: A Primer
By Ramaa Vasudevan
You don’t have to be an investor dabbling in the stock market to feel the power of finance. Finance pervades the lives of ordinary people in many ways, and its size and impact are only getting bigger.
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Capitalism Hits the Fan
By Rick Wolff
The current crisis has profound social roots in America’s households and families, and political roots in government policies. It did not start with finance, and it won’t end with finance.
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Dealing with a “Rotten Tooth”
By Arthur MacEwan
Isn’t the bailout like having a rotten tooth extracted? The extraction is unpleasant, but it beats the alternative. Shouldn’t people quit complaining and suck it up?
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