The Human Disaster of Unemployment: “While older workers are less likely to be laid off than younger workers, they are about half as likely to be rehired. One result is that older workers have seen the largest proportionate increase in … Continue reading
The Economy
From the first rumblings of the sub-prime mortgage meltdown, the Bill Moyers team has stayed on the story of the 2008 economic collapse and its continuing aftermath with bold, original reporting, essays and insightful interviews. From economists to community organizers, Wall Street financiers to historians, Moyers’ guests have provided powerful insight into the roots of the crisis and have stimulated a crucial national dialogue on its causes, effects and possible solutions.
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May 11, 2012 | World of Ideas
Economist Robert Pollin explains why he thinks a financial transaction tax is the right idea. Continue reading
May 11, 2012
RoseAnn DeMoro explains how a small government levy on financial transactions could make a big difference for needful Americans. Continue reading
May 10, 2012 | What We’re Reading
In this new feature, we’ll share stories from around the Internet that we’re passing around here at Moyers HQ. Share your own “must reads” from today below in the comments section. We’d love to hear what you’d recommend! Bloomberg Businessweek: … Continue reading
May 7, 2012 | Connecting the Dots
Was last week’s OWS May Day action successful? If the goal was regaining mainstream media’s attention after a winter hibernation, the answer is a pretty solid no. As Natasha Lennard, Salon‘s Occupy blogger, noted this morning, the lack of stories … Continue reading
May 4, 2012 | Smart Charts
How highly-politicized job reports truly affect our economic recovery. Continue reading
May 2, 2012 | Smart Charts
Brian Beutler reports in Talking Points Memo that the liberal Economic Policy Institute is coming out soon with a new edition of their annual report, ‘The State of Working America.” A graph from the upcoming report, Beutler writes, is “a … Continue reading
April 27, 2012 | World of Ideas
Learn about a farmer’s market program that improves diets and supports farmers. Continue reading
April 19, 2012 | Smart Charts
Today’s smart chart comes from Huff Post blogger Chuck Marr, the director of federal tax policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Marr posted his top 10 federal tax charts, including this one that details what our tax … Continue reading
April 18, 2012
Economic detectives Hacker and Pierson want your help titling their book about unchecked business power. Continue reading
