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Stories by Joseph Stiglitz
Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel laureate, is a professor of economics at Columbia University.
We're Living in an Obama World -- Here's Why
Posted on: Nov 5, 2012, Source: Project Syndicate
People outside the U.S. would vote for Obama if they could. There’s a reason for that.
Joseph Stiglitz: What are Your Chances of Economic Success?
Posted on: Jun 13, 2012, Source: Project Syndicate
The American Dream can be restored, but not while inequality continues to undermine our values and identity.
Joseph Stiglitz: The Price of Inequality
Posted on: Jun 11, 2012, Source: W. W. Norton & Company
Influential economist Joseph Stiglitz explains why our economic system is failing most Americans.
The U.S. Response to 9/11 Cost Us Far More Than the Attacks Themselves
Posted on: Sep 6, 2011, Source: Al Jazeera English
The September 11, 2001, attacks by al-Qaeda were meant to harm the United States, and they did, but in ways that Osama bin Laden probably never imagined.
How to Tame the Rapacious Finance Industry?
Posted on: Jul 11, 2010, Source: Project Syndicate
Finance is a means to an end, not an end in itself. It is supposed to serve the interests of the rest of society, not the other way around.
The Great American Bank Robbery, Part II
Posted on: Apr 2, 2010, Source: W. W. Norton & Company
How did the bankers make off with all of our money? Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz explains.
The Great American Bank Robbery
Posted on: Feb 26, 2010, Source: W. W. Norton & Company
How did the big banks nearly take down the entire economy and still continue to profit? Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz explains.
9 Reasons Obama's Fiscal Plan Fails Both Markets and Taxpayers
Posted on: Mar 25, 2009, Source: Project Syndicate
The real failings in the Obama recovery program lie not in the stimulus package, but in its efforts to revive financial markets.
The Only Way to Avoid Wasting Many Billions More: Take Over the Banks
Posted on: Mar 6, 2009, Source: The Nation
American banks have polluted the economy; it's a matter of equity and efficiency that they now be forced to clean it up.
Is the Entire Bailout Strategy Flawed? Let's Rethink This Before It's Too Late
Posted on: Feb 1, 2009, Source: CNN
We gave the banks hundreds of billions to start lending again, and instead they're just hoarding the cash, waiting until things settle down.
The Seven Deadly Deficits: What the Bush Years Really Cost Us
Posted on: Dec 21, 2008, Source: Mother Jones
And how President Obama can get the economy back on track.
Chapter 11 Is the Right Road for US Carmakers
Posted on: Dec 12, 2008, Source: The Financial Times
If we bailout the Big 3 directly, much of the money will just support shareholders and bondholders.
5 Disastrous Decisions That Got Us into This Economic Mess
Posted on: Dec 10, 2008, Source: Vanity Fair
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.
Here's a Better Bailout Plan
Posted on: Sep 30, 2008, Source: TheNation.com
There are four fundamental problems with our financial system. The Paulson plan addresses only one.
At All Costs, We Must Avoid a 'Surge' in Afghanistan
Posted on: Sep 12, 2008, Source: The Guardian
America's Iraq adventure led it into a moral vacuum. Will the error be repeated in the renewed US Afghan campaign?
Why You Want a Progressive to Be Running the Economy
Posted on: Aug 10, 2008, Source: The Guardian
Unlike the GOP, progressives have a coherent economic agenda offering not only higher growth, but also social justice.
Cost of Occupation in Iraq: $3 Trillion Estimate Was Too Low
Posted on: Apr 7, 2008, Source: Comment Is Free
Notwithstanding Bush's response, our original estimate of the cost of the Iraq war was too conservative: in reality, it will be much higher.
The Three Trillion Dollar War
Posted on: Feb 24, 2008, Source: The Times of London UK
The cost of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts have grown to staggering proportions.
Houses of Cards
Posted on: Oct 9, 2007, Source: Comment Is Free
Booming home prices gave Americans the confidence to spend more than their income but now the game is over.
