Stories by Joshua Holland
Joshua Holland is an editor and senior writer at AlterNet.
Failure to act decisively over the collapse of our banking system could mire the US in a protracted slump, like Japan's "lost decade" in the '90s.
Posted on Feb 16, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Dean Baker, one of few economists who warned of the housing market's impending crash, discusses where we should go from here.
Posted on Feb 12, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Americans are rightfully angry about the economic decline, but with a few small exceptions, quietly so. Why? It depends on whom you ask.
Posted on Feb 3, 2009, Source: AlterNet
It's the best possible course to rescue our economy at this point; all the other options would be disastrous.
Posted on Jan 30, 2009, Source: AlterNet
What if the entire tale of the Jewish Diaspora is historically wrong?
Posted on Jan 28, 2009, Source: AlterNet
What will Obama do, and how could he screw it up, given the fact that pretty much everything is riding on him getting things right the first time?
Posted on Jan 17, 2009, Source: AlterNet
The Obama administration has to get this measure right. There won't be a second chance down the road.
Posted on Jan 16, 2009, Source: AlterNet
The SEIU says it's making a big push and committing huge resources to work for the passage of key progressive measures to aid working families.
Posted on Jan 9, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Even as the media continue to repeat the claim that credit has frozen up, evidence has emerged suggesting the entire story is wrong.
Posted on Dec 29, 2008, Source: AlterNet
The finance industry still owns mountains of bad paper and must absorb these losses -- or else we'll face a very long recession.
Posted on Dec 15, 2008, Source: AlterNet
It is more important than ever that progressive voices be heard. We need you to help make that happen.
Posted on Dec 12, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Larry Beinhart, author of
Wag the Dog, discusses religion, politics and hucksters in his new novel.
Posted on Dec 5, 2008, Source: AlterNet
While we deliberate major economic transformation, there are good ideas waiting on the shelf right now the new president can green light.
Posted on Nov 29, 2008, Source: AlterNet
When the Big Three's best Rep. lost a key committee spot, their share prices dropped. That's not just business as usual, it's a sign of corruption.
Posted on Nov 21, 2008, Source: AlterNet
The Bush-Paulson plan isn't doing anything to address the underlying problems threatening America's economic future.
Posted on Nov 15, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Outside of a few social issues, Americans are firmly in the progressive camp, but that hasn't prevented a lot of bloviating to the contrary.
Posted on Nov 10, 2008, Source: AlterNet
The country is shifting; new groups of voters are expected to come to the polls, and battles are raging over key ballot initiatives.
Posted on Nov 4, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Dems are riding a wave into Congress this election, and a few key victories in the South could make a huge difference for progressive causes.
Posted on Nov 3, 2008, Source: AlterNet
McCain wants to be the great "re-distributor": He takes money from poor people and sends it upward.
Posted on Oct 31, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Many of the promises the candidates make on the stump would have trouble passing muster with the WTO -- that's the whole point of "free trade" deals.
Posted on Oct 30, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Pragmatism doesn't mean leaving your core principles at the door.
Posted on Oct 28, 2008, Source: AlterNet
For a tenth of the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, we could help rescue the "nuts and bolts" economy in which most Americans work and live.
Posted on Oct 24, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Van Jones talks about a new vision for America in which progressives go from protest to governance.
Posted on Oct 23, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Deregulation brought us hugely "leveraged" investments, and they brought us panicked markets and pain.
Posted on Oct 22, 2008, Source: AlterNet
The titans of high finance are trying desperately to shift blame for the crisis onto others, but this dead cat lies squarely on their doorstep.
Posted on Oct 18, 2008, Source: AlterNet
A survey of what some of the best thinkers believe we're facing in the coming months and years -- and the best ways to prevent complete disaster.
Posted on Oct 11, 2008, Source: AlterNet
You don't need a crystal ball -- history is repeating itself.
Posted on Oct 7, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Experts discuss the politics of the bailout's defeat in the House, the fundamentals of the plan and where we might go from here.
Posted on Oct 1, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Their revolt was anything but an act of courage to protect American families.
Posted on Sep 30, 2008, Source: AlterNet
It would keep families in their homes and loosen credit markets without rewarding Wall Street's wheeler-dealers for their recklessness.
Posted on Sep 28, 2008, Source: AlterNet
It's 'empire spending,' not 'defense spending.'
Posted on Sep 26, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Bush wants to fleece us for hundreds of billions in the financial crisis, but that's just the first layer of a more fundamental economic problem.
Posted on Sep 22, 2008, Source: AlterNet
If you've been on an emotional roller coaster, you might want to disembark.
Posted on Sep 20, 2008, Source: AlterNet
McCain's plan makes little sense until one grasps that it's designed to improve Corporate America's bottom line rather than Americans' health.
Posted on Sep 17, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Americans are ready for deep and substantive change -- will Obama deliver what they seek?
Posted on Sep 13, 2008, Source: AlterNet
A poll of 16,000 people in 17 countries reveals the damage done to the credibility of the United States by the Bush administration.
Posted on Sep 11, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Even though Obama says he'll cut taxes for 95 percent of Americans, Gallup records 53 percent thinking he'll raise them.
Posted on Aug 26, 2008, Source: AlterNet
But his overall record is a mixed-bag for progressives.
Posted on Aug 23, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Big business has prepared a war chest of at least $150 million to stop progressive economic legislation that would seriously tax the rich.
Posted on Aug 8, 2008, Source: AlterNet
Officially, "stagflation" is a thing of the past, but a deeper look reveals a different, very painful reality for most Americans.
Posted on Jul 31, 2008, Source: AlterNet
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