What the Shrinking GDP Means
The U.S. economy shrank at an annualized rate of 6.2 percent in the final quarter of 2008, almost double the 3.8 percent contraction...
Opinion
Obama Outlined Economic Fascism to Congress
President Barack Obama outlined a financial plan in his February 24 address to Congress...
Could Bush Be Prosecuted?
Two recently published books address the possibility of prosecuting George W. Bush and top...
New “Stimulus” Law Just a Beginning
President Barack Obama today signed into law the $787 billion “stimulus” bill — a.k.a....
Obama Getting Away With “Failed Policies of the Past”
Why doesn’t someone in the mainstream media take Presidenat Obama and his spokesmen to...
Bankruptcy (a.k.a. Stimulus) Bill Clears Congress
As the massive new stimulus bill, which President Obama is now preparing to sign...
The Fed’s Hockey Stick Chart
On his January 29 TV show, Glenn Beck drew national attention to a relatively...
Geithner Unveils Lastest Financial Bailout
In a speech in the Treasury’s Cash Room today, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner unveiled...
“Supersizing” the IMF
Is the International Monetary Fund headed toward becoming the Federal Reserve of the world?...
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Parallels With the Great Depression
What began early last year as a "credit crunch" and an "economic downturn" is...
Assignment: Make the Constitution “Live”
"Mister Welter! Mister Welter!" Brooke Forrest yelled down the hallway of Oprah's School for...
Stimulus: More Spending or More Tax Cuts?
Should the stimulus bill be amended to place more emphasis on spending, or should...
Economics and Common Sense
Common sense tells us that government cannot resuscitate the American economy and restore it...
House Republicans Voted Unanimously Against Stimulus Bill
The House of Representatives yesterday passed the $819 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act,...
Federal Reserve as Corporate Overlord and “Super-Cop”?
Congress is considering granting the Federal Reserve Bank dramatic new powers by this spring,...
Study Claims Interest Rate of Zero Is Too High
A recent analysis by Goldman Sachs, one of the Wall Street investment banks which...
“Stimulus” Spending Will Harm Recovery
Congress is now considering the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the latest...
DPA’s Glorious Song/Dance Performances
Since 2006, an amazing group of free Chinese artists has gone on a tour...
An Americanist Economic Perspective
Art Thompson, CEO of The John Birch Society, parent company to The New American,...
Uncle Sam Grabs the Wheel
ITEM: Reuters reported on December 30: "The Bush administration on Monday expanded its bailout...