Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. November 6, 2009. A run-down of the employment picture.
Allison Kilkenny, True/Slant AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. October 30, 2009. There's a disconnect between official economic figures like GDP, "third quarter growth," and average citizens' lives.
Joe Bageant, JoeBageant.com. October 27, 2009. America is broke. And the easy credit, phantom "growth" economy has been exposed for what it was: a credit scam.
Robert Scheer, Truthdig. October 22, 2009. If we could get one of the banking lobbyists to float a duct-taped flying saucer balloon, Wolf Blitzer might cover the real hoax.
Mike Lux, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. October 15, 2009. One central goal should drive all progressives initiatives over financial policy: the biggest banks should have less economic and political power.
Faiz Shakir, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. October 15, 2009. On his Fox News show, Neil Cavuto claimed the stock market rebound is evidence of a "Bush recovery".
Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. October 13, 2009. As the activities of many are beginning to illustrate, conquering economic inequality means banding together.
Aaron Glantz, New America Media. October 13, 2009. There are countless government programs that give citizens access to money earmarked to boosting the economy. Here's where the money is being spent.
Les Leopold, Huffington Post. September 30, 2009. The manufacturing sector accounts for fewer and fewer jobs each year, so why should we give a damn about it?
Arun Gupta, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. September 29, 2009. Sorry, it's not over yet. This downturn will be severe and long-lasting, and profoundly re-shape our lives, culture, society and the world.
Robert B. Reich, Robert Reich's Blog. September 24, 2009. How can the Dow be so far up when every business and Wall Street executive is screaming about government crushing the economy?
David Sirota, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. September 24, 2009. Tom Friedman may be the single stupidest figure in American public life, and certainly is the supidest writer with such a large platform.
Tiffiniy Cheng, AlterNet. September 22, 2009. We can end up fumbling at an economic recovery. It's not easy to fight for financial reform, and the banks will push for policies in their favor from every angle.
Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. September 21, 2009. "Michael goes directly to the beating heart of the economic crisis ... The knot in your stomach starts to tighten -- and the outrage starts to build."
Sen. Bernie Sanders, September 18, 2009. Just the other day, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said "it is very likely that the recession has ended."
