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Goodrich: Thanks

Forum Post, December, 27 2012 John Goodrich
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Thanks Michael for a very good explanation of what parecon is and is not . Many of the questions you addressed seemed to deal with the thinking that humans are inherently greedy and sociopathic . This thinking permeates right into progressi...

Albert: Peercommony Doubts Parecon?

Znet Article, December, 27 2012 Michael Albert
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The following piece titled, Peercommony Doubts Parecon?, responds to Christian Siefkes' My Doubts About Parecon

Gottesdiener: Occupy Homes, One Year On And Growing Daily

Commentary, December, 26 2012 Laura Gottesdiener
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Rather than coping with the scarcity of the 1930s, the United States now confronts vast, unprecedented wealth and gaping economic inequality

Rasmus: ‘Fiscal Cliff’ or Just Bush Tax Cut ‘Speed Bump’?

Znet Article, December, 25 2012 Jack Rasmus
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Watch the game play out, and then hold onto your wallets middle class and working class America

Schechter: HooHa: Finally, A Few Bankers Face Criminal Prosecutions For Conspiracies

Commentary, December, 24 2012 Danny Schechter
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Most of the coverage does not link all these financial crimes to the larger effect and impact they have had on the world

DeMoro: Fiscal Cliff Cuts Threaten Austerity For 50 Million Americans Already In Poverty

Znet Article, December, 24 2012 RoseAnn DeMoro
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Our nurses see dire need every day in the ER, but the growing gulf of inequality in the US has made such deprivation ubiquitous

Rissler: Carry on, Danny, say it like it is

Forum Post, December, 24 2012 Michael Rissler
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Danny is one of my favorite commentators and this commentary is no exception. The only exception I would take is to his statement referring to regulators: the "watchdogs" in D.C. are so corrupt that they are as easily bribed as a p...

H: Distribution of income between property and labor

Forum Post, December, 23 2012 Sally H
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In "An Economic Program for America," Paul Sweezy said that the distribution of income between labor and property (in 1950) was one-third to two-thirds. Does anyone know what that ratio is now?

Kagarlitsky: Between Gaidar and Keynes

Commentary, December, 20 2012 Boris Kagarlitsky
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Whichever side wins in the struggle to determine Russia's economic course, politics will play a central role in its implementation

Rasmus: Fiscal Cliff—The Well Orchestrated Dance

Commentary, December, 19 2012 Jack Rasmus
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The Fiscal Cliff deal is already done. The dance is for the audience

Sturgis: The Recession Takes A Heavy Toll On Children -- And Not Just In The South

Commentary, December, 18 2012 Sue Sturgis
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More than one in five U.S. children currently live in poverty, and one in four receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Oikonomakis: Poverty And Social Exclusion Rising In Greece

Commentary, December, 16 2012 Leonidas Oikonomakis
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Poverty and exclusion have exploded in Greece, while the government continues to assault workers. The question that arises is very simple: who benefits?

Gokey: The “People’s Bailout” Was Just the Beginning: What’s Next for Strike Debt?

Znet Article, December, 16 2012 Thomas Gokey
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Interview on Occupy’s Rolling Jubilee, which is preparing to purchase and cancel $9 million of ordinary people’s medical debt

Schechter: Sail On O’ Ship Of Fate: Ignorning Warnings Can Be Fatal

Znet Article, December, 16 2012 Danny Schechter
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The “Fiscal Cliff” may then disappear as an issue but icebergs of economic volatility are still rushing our way. Mayday, Mayday!

Roos: The Insufferable Human Drama Of Evictions In Spain

Znet Article, December, 15 2012 Jérôme E. Roos
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With 500 families being evicted in Spain every day, foreclosures have become a source of great suffering. But luckily, there are still those who resist