Stories by Robert Pollin

Robert Pollin is director of the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.subscribe to Robert Pollin's rss feed

The Best and Worst Economic Ideas of This Election Season

Posted on Feb 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Policymakers have ignored some major avenues for stimulating job creation that could create lots of jobs quickly and cheaply.

Vision: How to Get America Back to Full Employment

Posted on Feb 4, 2011, Source: Boston Review

Why a high employment economy is the best tool for fighting poverty.

Our Economy Can't Be Fixed Until We Confront the Ideology of Greed Infecting Both Major Parties

Posted on Sep 17, 2010, Source: The Nation

Electing Democrats won't help as long as they adhere to the discredited tenets of neoliberalism.

Is the U.S. Really on the Brink of Budget Collapse?

Posted on Sep 17, 2009, Source: AlterNet

Budgetary horror stories trump reality and terrify the public. The reality is not so bad.

How a Green Economy Is an Antidote to Casino Capitalism

Posted on Apr 2, 2009, Source: New Labor Forum

A green investment sector can help rid the capital development of the U.S. economy of casino logic.

Getting the Recovery Right

Posted on Feb 5, 2009, Source: The Nation

How to achieve environmental sustainability, social justice and economic recovery.

How to End Our Financial Misery

Posted on Nov 13, 2008, Source: The Nation

A large-scale stimulus program is the only action that can possibly do the job.

It's Still the Economy Stupid

Posted on Mar 20, 2008, Source: Dollars and Sense

What do Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and John McCain have to say about our current financial crisis?

The Iraq War Is Killing Our Economy

Posted on Mar 18, 2008, Source: The Nation

Recognizing the costs of the Iraq War is even more crucial now that the economy is facing recession.
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