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While Banks Have the Upper Hand, the Global Economic Crisis Will Continue

William K. Tabb, Amandla!. February 21, 2012.

The stock market may be up, but for working people the global political economy is likely to remain in crisis for at least another three to five years.

Does Obama Deserve Credit for Avoiding the Second Great Depression?

Dean Baker, The Guardian. February 21, 2012.

The Obama Administration, working with Ben Bernanke at the Fed, deserves credit for preventing a financial meltdown. But a second Great Depression was never in the cards.

What Can the Morass of the 1970s Tell Us About the Current Economic Crisis?

Alejandro Reuss, Dollars and Sense. November 10, 2009.

Whether the gears of a capitalist economy mesh or not depends on the institutional framework in which capitalist companies operate.

How a Public Jobs Program Could Put America Back on Track

Julianne Malveaux, The Progressive. November 6, 2009.

The same nation that created a Works Progress Administration in the 1930s should create another one in the 21st century.

Ben Bernanke's Bad Teachers

Gerald Friedman, Dollars and Sense. July 29, 2009.

Bernanke has conducted an economic policy as cruel as it has been ineffective. But the blame here lies squarely on the economics profession.

Why Our Troubled Economic Times May Spell Disaster for Your Marriage

Kristin Celello, American Sexuality Magazine. May 29, 2009.

Based on what happened to the American marriage during the Great Depression, things don't look for married couples.

How Serious Is the Crash? Does the Economic System Need Minor Reforms or a Massive Overhaul?

David Hilfiker, AlterNet. May 15, 2009.

Does the current economic system need only minor correctives, or has it reached its limits, requiring fundamental rethinking?

Geithner and Summers Want More Debt Bubbles: The Result Could Be Catastrophic

Thom Hartmann, Smirking Chimp. April 16, 2009.

The Geithner/Summers plan seems to hinge on reinflating the debt bubble. The outcome will be inflation, a more serious crash, or both.

Is This the Moment for a True Populist Movement?

Nick Penniman, Harry Hanbury, American News Project. March 31, 2009.

Everyone agrees: The populist fires are burning. But what's next?

Econopocalypse: We're Already Worse Off Than the Great Depression

Digby, Hullabaloo. February 23, 2009.

This is not good.

FDR Didn't Govern from 'the Center' -- Neither Should Obama

Gray Brechin, AlterNet. December 18, 2008.

We can't forget what bold and ingenious leadership can accomplish against the caution of low expectations in harsh economic times.

R.I.P.: The Financial Experts, 1929-2008

Sasan Fayazmanesh, CounterPunch. November 15, 2008.

What's the likely fallout of our economic crisis? Nobody knows for sure -- but the economists won't admit it.

Is It 1929 All Over Again?

Terrance Heath, Campaign for America's Future. October 24, 2008.

Economist and author Robert Kuttner talks about how we got from the crash of 1929 to Meltdown 2008, and how we can avoid another Great Depression.

Only a Roosevelt-Scale Counterrevolution Can Prevent Great Depression II

Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect. September 18, 2008.

Free-market extremists brought us this needless economic collapse. Here's a rundown of the mistakes we've made and the reforms we need now.

Are we Headed for the Next Great Depression?

Jeff Faux, The Nation. March 31, 2008.

A huge pyramid of debt was made possible by thirty years of relentless deregulation of financial markets.