Dr. Richard Wolff on the Bankster's Great Recession

Five Years Since The Economic Collapse

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Half Of The Jobs Created During The Recovery Were Low-Paying

Half Of The Jobs Created During The Recovery Were Low-Paying: While the economy has seen decent job growth in recent months, the jobs being created may not pay very well. A new report has found that about half of the jobs created in the last three years have been low-paying, reports the Huffington Post’s Mark Gongloff: Nearly all of the 6.2 million jobs created since [...]/p

The Bush Presidency Was Just As Bad As You Remember

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Bush Revisionists Count On Short American Memories

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Jeb Bush: 'History Will Be Kind to My Brother'

Jeb Bush: 'History Will Be Kind to My Brother'
"As for comparing W.'s record to "what's going on now," the Obama administration has produced more jobs in 4 years than Bush/Cheney did in 8 -- not to mention the fact that they haven't suffered the worst mass-casualty terrorist attack in US history, let a US city drown, and presided over the worst financial crash since the Great Depression.

Good luck with that "W. was a great president" stuff, Jeb! It's a winner for 2016."

Bush Leaves Mess, Elderly And Poor Clean It Up?

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New Report Finds Financial Crisis Cost Economy $12.8 Trillion

New Report Finds Financial Crisis Cost Economy $12.8 Trillion: The U.S. is still struggling to claw out of the hole created by the Great Recession, the Wall Street-caused crisis that resulted in the loss of millions of jobs. According to a new report from Better Markets, a pro-financial reform organization, the crisis cost Americans about $12.8 trillion in lost economic output: – Estimated actual [...]/p

CHARTS: Yes, We’re Better Off Than We Were Four Years Ago

CHARTS: Yes, We’re Better Off Than We Were Four Years Ago: The Romney campaign this week is basing its message off of former President Reagan’s “are you better off?” question from his 1980 campaign, even though Romney himself admitted in an interview earlier this year that “of course [the economy is] getting better” under President Obama. And the numbers don’t lie. While the economy is only [...]/p