Fighting Climate Change in Portlandia
Not only is failure not an option, those fighting to avert cataclysmic climate change have achieved important successes worthy of celebrating.
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Washington's Double Standard
An editorial by Eduardo Porter in yesterday's New York Times points out the double standard in the U.
The Three Trillion Dollar War
Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Bilmes have updated their estimate of the costs to the United States (direct and indirect) of
A Cartoon Sub-Prime Primer
A very funny cartoon introduction to the mortgage meltdown here. Just click on the forward arrow to see the slide
McCain in Bed with Lobbyists; Taxpayers Get Screwed
Today's New York Times quotes D&S author Bill Black, in the article critical of Sen. John
Comcast in the Hot Seat at FCC Internet Hearing
Legal scholars, technology experts, entrepreneurs make the case for an open Internet CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- On Monday, Comcast will be
Homeless take to the airwaves tonight
The 11th Annual Homelessness Marathon, a 14-hour national radio dialogue on poverty and housing in the US, will take place
Recession linked to workers' rights
Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, writes on the AFL-CIO website about the relationship between
Corporate Security
Bad government has been good business during the Bush administration. In 1999, nine companies had federal homeland security contracts. Today
Some Roses Don't Smell So Sweet
Before you order those overpriced roses for your Valentine's Day sweetie, consider a few disturbing facts from our
Long-term unemployment bad enough to warrant action
The latest Economic Snapshot from the Economic Policy Institute. The White House has demanded that legislators not extend unemployment benefits
Policy Paradoxes in the Financial Meltdown
This posting is from James Miehls, a grad student in economics at UMass-Amherst and a member of the D&
Accountability for the Crisis
This posting is by Arjun Jayadev, who teaches economics at UMass Boston and is a member of the D&