US Economy

Edward D. Kleinbard explains how the public's preoccupation with tax policy alone has obscured any understanding of government's ability to complement the private sector....

In The Sport and Prey of Capitalists, Linda McQuaig challenges the dogma of privatization, which has defined our political era. She argues that now more than ever, as we grapple with climate change and income inequality, we need to expand, not shrink, our public sphere....

Twice in the early 21st century, the U.S. economy plunged into a recession due to the collapse of a financial bubble....

According to business reporter Charles Gasparino, President Obama is faking his outrage at Wall Street "fat cats"....

Meet the economic architects behind the world's most exciting political movement, and gain insight into their platform. Policymakers, informed voters, and those who need to know what the future holds for their country, must listen to this audiobook....

This is a book for anyone interested in the positive force of government and the behaviors and economic roles of the largest American corporations....

For the past 40 years western economies have splurged on debt....

Just as Thomas Piketty offered a sweeping critique and progressive reassessment of capitalism, former World Bank Group chief financial officer Bertrand Badré looks at the destructive role finance played in the global economic crisis of 2007–2008 and offers a bold prescription for making it a force for good....

Leading economist John B. Taylor’s straightforward plan to rebuild America’s economic future by returning to its founding principles....

This updated and expanded edition of Are the Rich Necessary? is an ideal introduction to economics at a time when economics is on everyone's mind....

AlterNet editor Joshua Holland demolishes the Right's biggest and most outrageous myths about the economy....

"This book is in part a detective story. After 9/11 I knew, if I needed further reinforcement, that we are living in a new world....

Everyone is talking about inequality in America. Thomas Piketty’s recent book Capital in the Twenty-First Century is a best-seller. However, ...

America's political and economic elite spent so long making such terrible decisions that they caused the collapse of 2008. So how can they continue down the same road? No one in charge wants to publicly acknowledge is that things are still pretty great for the people who run America.....

What sparks vast economic calamities? Why do our economic policy makers fail to protect us from upheavals? In Wrong, economist Richard Grossman addresses such questions....

Former Prime Minister writes about the current world financial crisis, with insight into how nations can work to achieve growth on a global scale....

Capitalism needs to transform, as its engine's real purpose - business - to solve society's problems and not profit from causing problems to the community. Everyone needs to feel a sense of justified belief in the capitalist system that offers an equitable share in the benefits....

We used to make things in this country. We were the dazzling innovators, the undisputed world economic leaders....

In Light of Yesterday takes the listener on a journey to better understand the events that have shaped the global economy....

Current debates about economic crises typically focus on the role that public debt and debt-fueled public spending play in economic growth....