Stories by Rob Johnson

Johnson the Director of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET). He served as Chief Economist of the US Senate Banking Committee under the leadership of Chairman William Proxmire (D. Wisconsin). Before this, he was Senior Economist of the US Senate Budget Committee under the leadership of Chairman Pete Domenici (R. New Mexico). subscribe to Rob Johnson's feed

The Real Story of Detroit's Collapse: Banks Count, People Don't

Posted on: Jul 26, 2013, Source: INET blog

The conversation about Detroit reflects our unconscious values about what is right and wrong.

Gandhi’s Wings: Occupy Wall Street and the Redistribution of Anxiety

Posted on: Oct 26, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The savvy economist and co-founder of the Move Your Money campaign celebrates the courage of young protesters leading the way to change.

Who is Influencing Obama’s Budget Proposal? Follow the Funders

Posted on: Feb 15, 2011, Source: NewDeal 2.0

How money in politics is compromising America's future.

Whether the Economy Is in a 'Double Dip' or in Stagnation, It's Clear We're in a Downward Spiral

Posted on: Aug 19, 2010, Source: NewDeal 2.0

The government is seen as favoring large institutions and corporate power, not people.

Take Your Money Out of the Hands of the Banking Oligarchs

Posted on: Dec 30, 2009, Source: Move Your Money

How? For starters, you could move your money to a small bank.

Showdown Against the Greedy Bankers in Chicago

Posted on: Oct 26, 2009, Source: NewDeal 2.0

Marchers join together in the call against banking greed and to speak out on behalf of people abused by foreclosure, subprime treachery and absurd interest rates.

Obama's Squandered Honeymoon: How Botched Bailouts Hamper Healthcare Reform

Posted on: Aug 30, 2009, Source: NewDeal 2.0

By refusing to stand up to the finance oligarchs, the Obama Admistration fed the cynics and dissipated the opportunity for real change.

Taibbi's Scream: Stop the Political System That Has Let Goldman Sachs Fleece Us for 90 Years

Posted on: Jul 7, 2009, Source: AlterNet

The sordid story of how Goldman Sachs and Co. engineered bubbles in the economy and made a hefty profit.