Stories by Joseph Stiglitz
Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel laureate, is a professor of economics at Columbia University.
The real failings in the Obama recovery program lie not in the stimulus package, but in its efforts to revive financial markets.
Posted on Mar 26, 2009, Source: Project Syndicate
American banks have polluted the economy; it's a matter of equity and efficiency that they now be forced to clean it up.
Posted on Mar 7, 2009, Source: The Nation
We gave the banks hundreds of billions to start lending again, and instead they're just hoarding the cash, waiting until things settle down.
Posted on Feb 2, 2009, Source: CNN
And how President Obama can get the economy back on track.
Posted on Dec 22, 2008, Source: Mother Jones
If we bailout the Big 3 directly, much of the money will just support shareholders and bondholders.
Posted on Dec 13, 2008, Source: The Financial Times
We are at a dangerous moment. Behind the debates over future economic policy is a debate over history -- here are the major mistakes that got us here.
Posted on Dec 11, 2008, Source: Vanity Fair
There are four fundamental problems with our financial system. The Paulson plan addresses only one.
Posted on Oct 1, 2008, Source: TheNation.com
America's Iraq adventure led it into a moral vacuum. Will the error be repeated in the renewed US Afghan campaign?
Posted on Sep 13, 2008, Source: The Guardian
Unlike the GOP, progressives have a coherent economic agenda offering not only higher growth, but also social justice.
Posted on Aug 11, 2008, Source: The Guardian
Notwithstanding Bush's response, our original estimate of the cost of the Iraq war was too conservative: in reality, it will be much higher.
Posted on Apr 8, 2008, Source: Comment Is Free
The cost of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts have grown to staggering proportions.
Posted on Feb 25, 2008, Source: The Times of London UK
Booming home prices gave Americans the confidence to spend more than their income but now the game is over.
Posted on Oct 9, 2007, Source: Comment Is Free
