Stories by Jeff Faux

Jeff Faux is the founder and former president of the Economic Policy Institute and the author of the new book,  The Servant Economy: Where America's Elite is Sending the Middle Class.  subscribe to Jeff Faux's feed

Why Is Iran Our Enemy?

Posted on: Jun 14, 2016, Source: The Nation

It’s a repressive theocracy, but Iran is no threat to the United States and is a staunch opponent of jihadi groups like ISIL and al-Qaeda.

Election Over: 5 Hard Realities Progressive Have to Face About Obama

Posted on: Nov 18, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Democrats must start mobilizing their own agenda now. And the first step is to face the truth about Obama's record.

Education Profiteering: Wall Street's Next Big Thing?

Posted on: Oct 15, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Wall Street's involvement in the charter school movement is presented as an act of philanthropy, but it's really about greed.

The Elites Are Unanimous: Lower Everyone's Wages and Standard of Living -- Except They Don't Say it Out Loud

Posted on: Jul 19, 2012, Source: AlterNet

America's 1% are in harmony on the matter that concerns them most -- who gets the biggest slice of the pie.

Now Presenting A Volatile Mexico -- From the People Who Brought You the Global Financial Meltdown

Posted on: Jul 21, 2009, Source: The Nation

Thanks to the people who brought you the Great Recession, the next Mexican revolution may come closer to home than you think.

Are we Headed for the Next Great Depression?

Posted on: Mar 30, 2008, Source: The Nation

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

Citigroup's Mexican Cronies

Posted on: Dec 4, 2007, Source: The Nation

How Citigroup/Banamex got control of an entire airline from the Mexican Government for a song, and paid for it, in part, out of huge subsidies it receives from ... the Mexican government.

Crashing the Party at Davos

Posted on: Jan 27, 2006, Source: TomPaine.com

After years of ignoring the social contract, this elite gathering may soon find their reign is coming to an end.