Trickle Down Economics Dismantled

Trickle Down Economics Dismantled. This is one of the best analytical reports on supply-side economics I’ve ever read.  Its conclusions Continue reading →

Dodd-Frank status update: a conversation with economist Simon Johnson

Almost three years after President Obama signed the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act into law, few of Continue reading →

‘Trickle-down consumption’: How rising inequality can leave everyone worse off

As income inequality in the United States has soared and median wages have flatlined since 1980, economists have spent a lot of time Continue reading →

The Countries Where Women Have the Best Lives, in Charts

The first National Women’s Day was celebrated on March 8, 1909, a day designated by the Socialist Party of America Continue reading →

Poetic Justice: Scotland trumps The Donald

Last summer, Bill talked with Scottish documentary filmmaker Anthony Baxter about his award-winning film You’ve Been Trumped! which chronicled Donald Continue reading →

In Challenge to Roe v. Wade, North Dakota GOP Enacts Law Banning Nearly All Abortions

On Tuesday, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed into law three bills that could effectively ban abortion in the state Continue reading →

Cyprus: Protests Continue as Economic Crisis Deepens

Protests are continuing in Cyprus as the country’s economic crisis has appeared to deepen following the negotiation of a massive Continue reading →

Environmental update: EPA says most U.S. rivers in poor condition, IMF calls for ending fossil fuel subsidies

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says more than half of rivers and streams in the United States are in such Continue reading →