A new report is available at the Political Economy Research Institue, PERI. 19 Million Jobs For U.S. Workers: The Impact Of Channeling $1.4 Trillion In Excess Liquid Asset Holdings Into Productive Investments Pollin, Robert | Heintz, James | Garrett-Peltier, Heidi | Wicks-Lim, Jeannette | 12/5/2011 Download the full report from the PERI Website 1.2 MB [...]
19 Million Jobs For U.S. Workers: The Impact Of Channeling $1.4 Trillion In Excess Liquid Asset Holdings Into Productive Investments
December 22, 2011 By
Banks Holding 1.4 Trillion, Could Create 19 Million Jobs
December 22, 2011 By
The Real News Network December 21, 2011 Bob Pollin: Study looks at impact of 1.4 trillion in excess liquid asset holdings if put in productive investments More at The Real News
U.S.: Occupy Targets Foreclosures
December 7, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Judith Scherr People march through West Oakland to the foreclosed home now owned by Fannie Mae that will be occupied as a community centre. Credit:Judith Scherr/IPS Buy this picture OAKLAND, California, Dec 7, 2011 (IPS) – Five months ago, Gayla Newsome was at work when she [...]
$7.7 Trillion to Wall Street – Anything to Keep the Banksters Happy!
December 5, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy Originally Published on Truthout Saturday 3 December 2011 Read the article in its original form on Truthout By: Thom Hartmann, Truthout | News Analysis Do you know who Elizabeth Duke is? How about Donald Kohn or Kevin Warsh? No? Well – you should. Because while Congress was debating back in [...]
Will an Incompetent European Central Bank be Allowed to Wreck the World Economy?
December 5, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy Originally Published on The Guardian Unlimited, December 5, 2011 See this article on the original website By Dean Baker The world is eagerly waiting to see if the European Central Bank (ECB) will take the steps needed to save the euro. Specifically, is the ECB prepared to act as a [...]
USA and Europe Pushing World into Trouble
December 5, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN AddThis Social Bookmark Button Credit: UNBy J. C. Suresh IDN-InDepth NewsReport TORONTO (IDN) – The United Nations has painted a rather bleak picture of the global economy in 2012, which it says will be a make-or-break year in terms of proceeding with slow economic recovery or falling back [...]
“Occupy” Actions Across the Country
November 18, 2011 By
The Real News Network November 18, 2011 In DC and other cities, demonstrators rally at bridges More at The Real News
