For most of the 20th century, there was a clear wall between working people’s pension funds and the riskier corners of financial markets. This wasn’t accidental—it was the law.
Many feminists urge a transition toward a dual-earner/dual-carer system in which women and men alike earn money and provide unpaid care for their families and communities. But is this possible in the current economic system?
The U.S. economy is set to go off the so-called “fiscal cliff” at midnight on December 31, 2012. What would go over the cliff is our hope of economic recovery. Read more »
A spate of attacks on public-sector pensions threatens to make inequality even more entrenched and painful, and to undermine economic growth. Read more »
An excerpt from Palast’s latest book, Billionaires & Ballot Bandits: How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps—An investigation of Karl Rove, the Koch Gang and their Buck-Buddies. Read more »
