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"All contradictions of bourgeois production collectively come into eruption in the general crisis on the world market." - Karl Marx
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GLOBAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
"How Should We Respond To The Imploding Economy:
Are We Facing Just Another Market Problem or A System Collapse?"
- Danny Schechter,
Common Dreams
, July 27, 2008
"Crystal Ball Gazing: Visualize the Dow at 6,000"
- Mike Whitney,
Information Clearing House
, July 24, 2008
"Debt capitalism self-destructs"
- Henry C. K. Liu
Asia Times
, July 22, 2008
"The global economy is at the point of maximum danger"
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph
, July 20, 2008
"Economist Predicts Worst is Just Ahead"
-
West Orlando News
, July 18, 2008
"US faces global funding crisis, warns Merrill Lynch"
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Telegraph
, July 16, 2008
"The worst may not be over on Wall Street"
- Charles Duhigg and David Jolly,
IHT
, June 30, 2008
"Huge Credit Card Crisis Next for America"
- Allen L. Roland,
Salon.com
, June 30, 2008
"Barclays warns of a financial storm as Federal Reserve's credibility crumbles"
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard,
The Telegraph
, June 28, 2008
"Envisioning a world of $200-a-barrel oil"
- Martin Zimmerman,
Los Angeles Times
, June 28, 2008
"RBS issues global stock and credit crash alert"
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard,
The Telegraph
, June 18, 2008
"Colliding Bubbles, US Unemployment, the Credit Crisis and Oil Price Surge"
- John Mauldin,
Information Clearing House
, June 17, 2008
"Morgan Stanley warns of 'catastrophic event' as ECB fights Federal Reserve"
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard,
The Telegraph
, June 17, 2008
"Why It's Worse Than You Think:
For months, economic Pollyannas have looked beyond the dismal headlines and
promised a quick recovery in the second half. They're dead wrong."
- Daniel Gross,
Newsweek
, June 16, 2008
"Pol/Econ: You better get used to $4 gas"
- Garrett Johnson,
Bits of News
, June 3, 2008
"Economic depression in America: Evidence of a withering economy is everywhere"
- Mike Whitney,
Information Clearing House
, June 2, 2008
"The spectre of 'stagflation'"
- Sean O'Grady,
The Independent
, May 14, 2008
"Bernanke takes one more gamble"
- Julian Delasantellis,
Asia Times
, May 1, 2008
"The End of Cheap Food?
High Cost of Commodities Will Continue to Hit Developing World Hardest "
- Mary Kane,
Washington Independent
, April 24, 2008
"Message To Fed Chief Bernanke:
"Enough With The Cuts, Already" "
- Mike Whitney,
Information Clearing House
, April 22, 2008
"An Uncertain Time for Capitalism"
- Carl Bloice,
The Black Commentator
, April 2008
"Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo warn 'delusional' investors on stocks"
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard,
The Telegraph
, April 15, 2008
"GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS: The Fury of the Poor"
-
Der Spiegel
, April 14, 2008
"Financial Collapse will End the Occupation:
And it won't be "A time of our choosing""
- Mike Whitney,
Information Clearing House
, April 14, 2008
"The Black Death of financial collapse"
- James Cumes,
Asia Times
, April 10, 2008
"US jobless figures: The specter of a new depression"
, by David Walsh,
World Socialist Web Site
, April 5, 2008
"US financial system faced collapse, bank regulators tell Senate hearing on
Bear Stearns bailout"
, by Barry Grey,
World Socialist Web Site
, April 4, 2008
"US Treasury plan shields Wall Street speculators"
, by Andre Damon and Barry Grey,
World Socialist Web Site
, April 1, 2008
"More than a recession: An economic model unravels"
, by Joel Geier,
International Socialist Review
, March-April 2008
"Batten down the hatches: this is the big one:
The Bank has to change its low inflation mentality to address economic reality"
- Ashley Seager,
The Guardian
, March 31, 2008
"Chaos on Wall Street"
- Allan Sloan,
Fortune Magazine
, March 31, 2008
"If It's Not Dead on Arrival, Someone Should Shoot It Quick:
Paulson's Fixit Plan for Wall Street"
- Mike Whitney,
CounterPunch
, March 31, 2008
"Shades of 1929: Bear Stearns collapse signals deepest crisis since Great
Depression"
, by Editorial Board,
World Socialist Web Site
, March 18, 2008
"US truck drivers squeezed by soaring diesel prices"
, by Lawrence Standford,
World Socialist Web Site
, March 18, 2008
"US slides into recession - who's next?"
, by Mick Brooks,
In Defense of Marxism
, March 17, 2008
"After the Bear Stearns bailout: Fears of more Wall Street failures"
, by Barry Grey,
World Socialist Web Site
, March 17, 2008
"Financial meltdown: another day, another finance house bites the dust"
, by Mick Brooks,
In Defense of Marxism
, March 17, 2008
"1929: Can it happen again?"
, by Mick Brooks,
In Defense of Marxism
, March 17, 2008
"America was conned - who will pay? The South Sea Bubble ended in riots as
trust was lost. Wall Street also duped the public"
- Mike Whitney,
The Guardian
, March 17, 2008
"Investment Giant Rushed to ICU by Panicky Fed Chief:
Bearly Alive"
- Mike Whitney,
CounterPunch
, March 15/16, 2008
"Gold and oil prices soar, dollar slumps, Carlyle Group fund collapses"
, by Barry Grey,
World Socialist Web Site
, March 14, 2008
"US Federal Reserve injects $200 billion into credit markets to avert financial
meltdowns"
, by Barry Grey,
World Socialist Web Site
, March 13, 2008
"US: 63,000 jobs lost as economy continues downslide"
, by Patrick Martin,
World Socialist Web Site
, March 8, 2008
"Drive mounts for US government bailout of banks"
, by Barry Grey,
World Socialist Web Site
, March 7, 2008
"US stocks plunge following Fed Chairman Bernanke’s testimony before Congress"
, by Barry Grey,
World Socialist Web Site
, March 1, 2008
"US Federal Reserve downgrades economic growth forecast for 2008"
, by Andre Damon,
World Socialist Web Site
, February 26, 2008
"More and more workers are left...
Unemployed and no end in sight"
, by Elizabeth Schulte,
Socialist Worker
, February 22, 2008
"America's economy risks the mother of all meltdowns"
- Martin Wolf,
Financial Times
, February 18, 2008
"Bernanke's State of the Economy Speech:
"You are all Dead Ducks""
- Mike Whitney,
Information Clearing House
, February 16, 2008
"The fall of the Dollar Empire"
- An interview with Hamid Varzi by Monavar Khalaj,
Press TV
, February 15, 2008
"Paulson's Wild Ride on the Hindenburg: "The worst has just begun"""
- Mike Whitney,
Information Clearing House
, February 15, 2008
"Bush administration, banks announce another token measure on home foreclosures"
, by Barry Grey,
World Socialist Web Site
, February 14, 2008
"Depression risk might force U.S. to buy assets"
- John Parry,
Reuters
, February 13, 2008
"U.S. mortgage crisis spreads beyond subprime loans"
- Vikas Bajaj and Louise Story,
International Herald Tribune
, February 12, 2008
"The Bush Bust of '08:
"It's All Downhill From Here, Folks""
- Mike Whitney,
Information Clearing House
, February 7, 2008
"Fragile Dollar Hegemony: Iran's Oil Bourse could Topple the Dollar"
- Mike Whitney,
Global Research
, February 4, 2008
"Something Had to Give: How Oil Burst the American Bubble"
- Michael Klare
Tom Dispatch
, February 2008
"World chokes on bad spell on Wall St"
- David Dapice
Asia Times
, February 1, 2008
"America's Teetering Banking System:
"Where did all our deposits go?""
- Mike Whitney,
Information Clearing House
, January 31, 2008
"US slides into dangerous 1930s 'liquidity trap'"
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard,
The Telegraph
, January 25, 2008
"US home foreclosures rise by 75 percent in 2007"
, by Jerry White,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 30, 2008
"US recession fears provoke continued market turmoil"
, by Andre Damon,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 24, 2008
"World economy in crisis - The financial panic: where are we now?"
, by Mick Brooks,
In Defense of Marxism
, January 23, 2008
"Stock market latest: more panic"
, by Mick Brooks,
In Defense of Marxism
, January 23, 2008
"Panic!"
, by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, January 23, 2008
"US cuts interest rates amid fears of global financial collapse"
, by Andre Damon,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 23, 2008
"Threat of US recession panics global stock markets"
, by Andre Damon,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 22, 2008
"Amid record losses, Wall Street awarded itself $39 billion"
, by Andre Damon,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 21, 2008
"The worst market crisis in 60 years"
- George Soros,
Financial Times
, January 19, 2008
"The Week the Economy turned Nasty"
- Jeremy Warner,
The Independent
, January 19, 2008
"Fears of major recession escalate"
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard,
The Telegraph
, January 17, 2008
"A Different Recession: The Old Remedies Won't Work This Time"
- Harold Meyerson,
Washington Post
, January 16, 2008
"Bush announces “stimulus” plan as recession fears grip Washington"
, by Patrick Martin,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 19, 2008
"As Wall Street posts sharp losses, Washington promotes “stimulus package”"
, by Bill Van Auken and Andre Damon,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 18, 2008
"US bank losses intensify recession fears"
, by Patrick Martin,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 15, 2008
"US Federal Reserve chairman warns of recession danger, promises more rate cuts"
, by Andre Damon and Joe Kay,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 12, 2008
"The Deflation Time-bomb"
- Mike Whitney,
Information Clearing House
, January 10, 2008
"Peak Capitalism: A Commentary"
- Richard Moore,
BarolynBaker.net
, January 10, 2008
"Sharp rise in unemployment rate:
US jobs report shows slide into recession"
, by Barry Grey,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 5, 2008
"Bush convenes Plunge Protection Team"
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard,
The Telegraph
, January 1, 2008
"Crisis may make 1929 look a 'walk in the park'"
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard,
The Telegraph
, December 23, 2007
"Crony-Capitalists Fiddle While Main Street Burns:
Crashing Citigroup"
- Pam Martens,
CounterPunch
, November 28, 2007
"Credit crunch!"
, by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, November 28, 2007
"With the Recession Becoming Inevitable the Consensus Shifts Towards the Hard
Landing View. And the Rising Risk of a Systemic Financial Meltdown"
, by Nouriel Roubini,
RGE Monitor
, November 16, 2007
"Near-panic atmosphere as US Federal Reserve chairman testifies before Congress"
, by Barry Grey,
World Socialist Web Site
, November 9, 2007
"The Long Fall:
A Market Without Parachutes"
, by Mike Whitney,
CounterPunch
, November 8, 2007
"Citigroup ousts CEO, warns of billions more in subprime losses"
, by Barry Grey,
World Socialist Web Site
, November 6, 2007
"The worst crisis I've seen in 30 years:
The latest financial downturn is the final nail in the coffin of the
conservative free-market world-view"
, by Will Hutton,
The Observer
, November 4, 2007
"Stock market gyrations fueled by credit, housing market crises"
, by Barry Grey,
World Socialist Web Site
, November 3, 2007
"Signs of the next recession"
, by Joel Geier,
Socialist Worker
, September 28, 2007
"A financial September 11” - Lessons of the banking crisis – Part One"
, by Alan Woods,
In Defense of Marxism
, September 25, 2007
"The Era of Global Financial Instability"
, by Mike Whitney,
Information Clearing House
, September 21, 2007
"The Triumph of Structured Finance:
Failing banks, toxic bonds and mortgage laundering"
, by Mike Whitney,
Information Clearing House
, September 17, 2007
"Plummeting Dollar, Credit Crunch...
Final Stop: Soup Kitchen U.S.A."
, by Mike Whitney,
CounterPunch
, September 15/16, 2007
"Plummeting Dollar, Credit Crunch...
Final Stop: Soup Kitchen U.S.A."
, by Mike Whitney,
CounterPunch
, September 15/16, 2007
"The Coming U.S. Hard Landing"
, by Nouriel Roubin,
Information Clearing House
, September 12, 2007
"Prospects for US recession increase as jobs report shows first decline in four
years"
, by Joe Kay,
World Socialist Web Site
, September 8, 2007
"World economy: Credit crunch could bring recession"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, September 7, 2007
"Prospects for US recession increase as jobs report shows first decline in four
years"
, by Joe Kay,
World Socialist Web Site
, September 8, 2007
"The Predicted Financial Storm Has Arrived"
, by Gabriel Kolko,
ZNet
, August 29, 2007
"UK interest rates: the chickens are coming home"
, by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, August 27, 2007
"World economy: Credit crunch fallout begins to spread"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, August 24, 2007
"The Great Financial Crisis or Who’s Got a Turd in his Briefcase?"
, by James Petras, August 24, 2007
"Foreclosures soar, layoffs mount in US mortgage industry crisis"
, by Joe Kay,
World Socialist Web Site
, August 22, 2007
"The Fastow Economy:
Credit Derivative Orgy is Behind Liquidity Crisis"
, Martha Rosenberg,
CounterPunch
, August 21, 2007
"Credit crisis claims another bank"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, August 20, 2007
"Reflections on the current crisis"
, Doug Henwood,
Left Business Observer
, August 2007
"Here Come the Corporate Bailouts:
Greed and Folly on Wall Street"
, Ralph Nader,
CounterPunch
, August 18/19, 2007
"Fed moves to halt market meltdown"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, August 18, 2007
"How Far Will the Crash Go and What Do we Do Now?
The “Crash of 2007-8” is underway"
, Robert C. Cook,
Global Research
, August 18, 2007
"Dead stockbrokers"
,
Lenin's Tomb
, August 18, 2007
"Downturn in U.S. Housing Market Shakes Financial Markets Around the World"
, by Adam Price,
Fight Back!
, August 18, 2007
"Wild gyrations on world markets"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, August 18, 2007
"Financial Meltdown: A "Slow Motion Train Wreck""
, by Stephen Lendman,
Global Research
, August 15, 2007
"Nightmare on Wall Street"
, by Mick Brooks,
In Defense of Marxism
, August 15, 2007
"Worldwide market panic compels central banks to intervene"
, by Patrick Martin,
World Socialist Web Site
, August 13, 2007
"Subprime or Subcrime? Time To Investigate and Prosecute"
, by Danny Schechter,
Media Channel
, August 11, 2007
"The Empire Shudders And Shakes"
, by David Truskoff,
Countercurrents
, August 10, 2007
"Credit fears spark stock market plunge"
, by Patrick Martin,
World Socialist Web Site
, August 10, 2007
"Behind the stock market plunge"
, by Lee Sustar,
Socialist Worker
, August 3, 2007
"Bursting of credit bubble underlies stock market turbulence"
, by Barry Grey,
World Socialist Web Site
, August 2, 2007
"A New Global Financial Architechture?"
, by Robert Wade,
New Left Review
, July/August 2007
"Global credit crisis fuels stock market turmoil"
, by Barry Grey,
World Socialist Web Site
, July 31, 2007
"Mortgage lending crisis sparks Wall Street plunge"
, by Patrick Martin,
World Socialist Web Site
, July 27, 2007
"The Crash of 1929: Are We on the Verge of a Repeat?"
, by Scott Thill,
AlterNet
, July 26, 2007
"Perspectives for the World Economy - Crisis is looming"
, by Juan Ignacio Ramos,
In Defense of Marxism
, May 25, 2007
"After strong growth, world economy at a “turning point”"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, April 24, 2007
"More nerves on the stock exchange"
, by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, March 14, 2007
"World stock markets in turmoil"
, by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, March 1, 2007
"Boom to Slump"
, by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, November 13, 2006
"Dr Pangloss Rules?"
, by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, October 27, 2006
""The Demons of Greed are Loose":
Why a Global Economic Deluge Looms"
, by Gabriel Kolko,
CounterPunch
, June 15, 2006
"Time Is Running Out"
, by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, September 20, 2005
"Financial markets shaken by US dollar scare"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
,
February 25, 2005
"US Federal Reserve lifts interest rates"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
,
February 3, 2005
"Dollar devaluation cannot right the US economy"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
,
December 22, 2004
"Question mark over US dollar’s global role"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
,
December 8, 2004
"US dollar slide to continue after G20 meeting"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
,
November 23, 2004
"US risks a downhill dollar disaster"
, by Larry Elliott,
The Guardian
,
November 22, 2004
"US dollar slide increases global tensions"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
,
November 18, 2004
"US debt ceiling to be lifted"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
,
November 8, 2004
"World of worry"
, by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, September 20, 2004
"July jobless figures debunk claims of US economic recovery"
, by Joseph Kay,
World Socialist Web Site
,
August 7, 2004
"Growing imbalances belie Greenspan’s confidence"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
,
July 23, 2004
"US balance of payments gap widens again"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
,
June 22, 2004
"US Fed set to lift rates"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
,
June 9, 2004
"Global recovery could be short lived"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
,
May 17, 2004
"China “overheating” spells trouble for world economy"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
,
May 5, 2004
"Proceed carefully with interest rate rise, IMF warns"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
,
April 22, 2004
"Banker’s speech points to global problems"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
,
April 1, 2004
"How healthy is the British economy?"
, by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, March 28, 2004
"US consumer debt reaches record levels"
, by Joanne Laurier,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 15, 2004
"WMGs (Weapons of Mass Growth) – will never be found"
, by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, January 12, 2004
"US job growth virtually zero in December"
, by David Walsh,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 10, 2004
"Behind the economic “recovery”:
Hunger and homelessness in US continue to rise in 2003"
, by Jamie Chapman,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 10, 2004
"U.S. Economy: A new boom?"
, by Joel Geier,
International Socialist Review
, January-February 2004
"Whither the US dollar?"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, November 23, 2003
"Euphoria and the bursting bubble"
, by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, October 28, 2003
"Sunny summer optimism"
, by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, August 2003
"439,000 file new claims: US unemployment lines hit 20-year peak"
, by Jeremy Johnson,
World Socialist Web Site
, July 16, 2003
"Amid official predictions of recovery: US jobless rate soared in June"
, by Bill Vann,
World Socialist Web Site
, July 8, 2003
"Britain: Economic fears of deflation and the last laugh"
, Editorial,
Socialist Appeal
, July 3, 2003
"Deflation and depression"
, by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, May 21, 2003
"Don’t turn the world over to the bankers: Development financing, which had
been influenced by the generous philosophies of John Maynard Keynes after the
second world war, has been mistakenly returned to the commercial bankers in the
past 20 years."
- by James K. Galbraith,
Le Monde diplomatique
, May 2003
"The world economy after Iraq"
- Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, April 27, 2003
"308,000 jobs lost in US in February"
, by David Walsh,
World Socialist Web Site
, March 8, 2003
"The beginning of the end of the US empire?"
, by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, February 28, 2003
"Record US trade deficit highlights global imbalances"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, February 25, 2003
"Towards the Precipice"
, by Robert Bremmer,
London Review of Books
, February 6, 2003
"US economy stalls in fourth quarter"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, February 4, 2003
"Davos summit: From the “new economy” to war and recession"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 28, 2003
"Worsening problems for global economy"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 17, 2003
"Bush's 'economic stimulus' plan: Guns for the workers, butter for the rich"
, by Leslie Feinberg,
Workers World
, January 16, 2003
"Deflation threatens world economic growth"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, December 31, 2002
"World economy 2003: hope and reality"
, by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, December 29, 2002
"Deflation threat to world economy"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, December 16, 2002
"Global survey reveals growing economic hardship, opposition to US"
, by David Walsh,
World Socialist Web Site
, December 13, 2002
"United Airlines bankruptcy signals new attacks on US workers: US Airways and
American seek millions in concessions"
, by Kate Randall,
World Socialist Web Site
, December 11, 2002
"Bush administration drives United Airlines into bankruptcy: Government panel
demands all-out attack on airline workers"
, by Kate Randall,
World Socialist Web Site
, December 7, 2002
"US unemployment surges in November"
, by David Walsh,
World Socialist Web Site
, December 7, 2002
"US home foreclosures hit highest level in 30 years"
, by Shannon Jones,
World Socialist Web Site
, December 7, 2002
"US manufacturing continues to decline: thousands more layoffs"
, by David Walsh,
World Socialist Web Site
, December 6, 2002
"Bush slashes federal workers’ pay raise"
, by Kate Randall,
World Socialist Web Site
, December 5, 2002
"Bush to privatize 850,000 jobs: 'All-out war on federal workers'"
, by Milt Neidenberg,
Workers World
, November 28, 2002
"Bush’s Christmas gift to the jobless: one million lose benefits December 28"
, by Patrick Martin,
World Socialist Web Site
, November 28, 2002
"Telecommunications layoffs mount worldwide"
, by Paul Sherman,
World Socialist Web Site
, November 20, 2002
"US economic outlook: fears of renewed recession—and worse"
, by Patrick Martin,
World Socialist Web Site
, November 15, 2002
"Amid growing signs of new recession: US job cuts continue to mount"
, by David Walsh,
World Socialist Web Site
, November 2, 2002
"Unemployment benefits running out for over 3 million US jobless"
, by Paul Sherman,
World Socialist Web Site
, November 2, 2002
"US profit rates decline despite productivity growth"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, October 30, 2002
"Deflation and Depression"
, by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, October 23, 2002
"Deflation threat to world economy"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, October 16, 2002
"US job cuts accelerated in September"
, by Jerry Sherman,
World Socialist Web Site
, October 5, 2002
"Capital markets are “not functioning” Wall Street suffers worst quarter since
1987"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, October 2, 2002
"World economy like a “house of cards”"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, September 27, 2002
"US poverty rose sharply in 2001"
, by Kate Randall,
World Socialist Web Site
, September 27, 2002
"Bank of Japan announces desperate measures to shore up banking system"
, by Joe Lopez,
World Socialist Web Site
, September 26, 2002
"Global imbalances are “unsustainable” says IMF"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, September 24, 2002
"The End of Empire"
, by William Greider,
The Nation
, September 23, 2002
"The stock market bubble and Mr Greenspan"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, September 18, 2002
"IMF report warns of global financial risks"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, September 17, 2002
"US layoffs mount—68,000 lost factory jobs in August"
, by Bill Vann,
World Socialist Web Site
, September 7, 2002
"US job cuts accelerated in September"
, by Jerry Isaacs,
World Socialist Web Site
, September 7, 2002
"Fear of global slump sparks share market plunge"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, September 4, 2002
"Capitalist recession and Iraq"
, by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, September 2002
"Enron Metastasized: Scandals and The Economy"
- by Robert Brenner,
Against the Current
, September-October 2002
"Is the US economy heading into deflation?"
, by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, August 29, 2002
"Bankers’ bank sounds some warnings"
, by Joe Lopez and Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, August 28, 2002
"False Optimism"
, by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, August 22, 2002
"Second-largest US airline threatens bankruptcy, demands concessions"
, by Allen Whyte,
World Socialist Web Site
, August 19, 2002
"Bourgeois strategists continue to be haunted by Marx"
, by Rob Sewell,
In Defense of Marxism
, August 18, 2002
"World Economy: Economists in Denial"
, by Mark Weisbrot,
Green Left
, August 14, 2002
"US Airways files for bankruptcy:
Signals new assault on airline workers"
, by Jerry Isaacs,
World Socialist Web Site
, August 13, 2002
"Turmoil: Stocks yo-yo as markets reveal $7 trillion loss"
- by Dierdre Griswold,
Workers World
, August 1, 2002
"WorldCom bankruptcy: Echoes of 1873 railroad industry collapse"
- by Gary Wilson,
Workers World
, August 1, 2002
"Bush's Appeal for Corporate "Accountability"
Will it Revive the Economy?"
- by David May,
In Defense of Marxism
, July 24, 2002
"It's not just the crooks on Wall Street: Bush can't fix a crooked system
Market plunge, falling profits reflect capitalist rot"
- by Dierdre Griswold,
Workers World
, July 18, 2002
"Stock market Neros fiddle as workers burn:
Wall Street cheers rising joblessness"
- by Garry Wilson,
Workers World
, July 18, 2002
"On the edge of a precipice:
The US stock market collapse could trigger the biggest global recession since
the 1930s"
- by Larry Elliott,
The Guardian
, July 16, 2002
"The Turn of the Tide"
- by Alan Woods,
In Defense of Marxism
, July 13, 2002
"Wall Street crisis staggers Bush"
- by Barry Grey,
World Socialist Web Site
, July 12, 2002
"June unemployment figures show US "recovery" is jobless"
- by Barry Grey,
World Socialist Web Site
, July 8, 2002
"The economy after the boom: a diagnosis"
- by Robert Brenner,
International Viewpoint
, July-August 2002
"It's a World Con"
- by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, July 1, 2002
"US dollar’s "virtuous circle" may be turning vicious"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, June 20, 2002
"US capitalism: Digging a deeper hole"
- by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, June 10, 2002
"UK: Never Had It So Good?"
- by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, May 20, 2002
"The War at Home: Gimme shelter"
- by Greg Butterfield,
Workers World
, May 2, 2002
"Economy on the Rebound? Ask the Folks
without Jobs"
- by Jeff Mackler,
Socialist Action
, May 2002
"IMF says Japan’s economy is "serious concern'"
- by Joe Lopez,
World Socialist Web Site
, April 24, 2002
"US Economy: Heading for a double-dip recession?"
- by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, April 9, 2002
"They think it's all over - is it?"
- by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, April 1, 2002
"Official figures show: Japan in worst postwar recession"
- by Joe Lopez,
World Socialist Web Site
, March 18, 2002
"The World Economic Crisis: 1991-2001"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, March 14, 2002
"Thumbs down on latest Japanese economic package"
- by Joe Lopez,
World Socialist Web Site
, March 7, 2002
"A Global Steel War?"
- by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, April 1, 2002
"Is the world recession over?"
- by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, February 24, 2002
"White House stonewalls Congressional probe into Enron links"
- by Jerry Isaacs,
World Socialist Web Site
, February 4, 2002
"California’s economic downturn: history repeats itself"
- by D.J. Leopoldo,
World Socialist Web Site
, February 4, 2002
"Revenue shortfalls lead to job losses and funding freezes in New Jersey"
- by Jack Taylor,
World Socialist Web Site
, February 2, 2002
"Enron fall-out threatens Britain's Labour government"
- by Julie Hyland,
World Socialist Web Site
, February 1, 2002
"The Enron collapse and the crisis of the profit system"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 29, 2002
"The strange and convenient death of J. Clifford Baxter—Enron executive found
shot to death"
- by Patrick Martin,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 28, 2002
"Enrongate"
- by Mick Brooks,
In Defense of Marxism
, January 23, 2002
"Enrongate"
- by Mick Brooks,
In Defense of Marxism
, January 22, 2002
"Enron and the Bush administration: kindred spirits in fraud and criminality"
- by David Walsh,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 18, 2002
"Economic hardship afflicts Japanese working class"
- by James Conachy,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 14, 2002
"The Decade of Deflation and Depression"
- by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, January 14, 2002
"
New York Times
defends Bush on links to Enron corporate fraud"
- by David Walsh,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 10, 2002
"Capitalist Plunder and the Worlds
Economic Crisis"
- by Jeff Mackler,
Socialist Appeal
, January 2002
"Holiday gift from US corporations—more job cuts and plant closures"
- by Kate Randall,
World Socialist Web Site
, December 21, 2001
"US companies shed 800,000 jobs in two months: Retail sales drop a record 3.7
percent"
- by David Walsh,
World Socialist Web Site
, December 15, 2001
"Economic storm hits Argentina"
-
Socialist Worker
, December 15, 2001
"Strikebreaking judges, defiant teachers: the real face of class relations in
the US"
- by Peter Daniels,
World Socialist Web Site
, December 14, 2001
"US Fed cuts again amid deflation fears"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, December 12, 2001
"7th wealthiest firm in world goes bankrupt:
Enron-from free market hero to zero"
-
Socialist Worker
, December 8, 2001
"US jobless rate hits six-year high"
- by Jerry White,
World Socialist Web Site
, December 8, 2001
"Enron: The real face of the "new economy""
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, December 6, 2001
"How did we get into this mess?"
- by Chris Harman,
Socialist Worker
, December 1, 2001
"US recession now official: "new economy" expansion one of weakest on record"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, November 28, 2001
"One in three jobless workers in US lack health insurance"
- by Paul Scherrer,
World Socialist Web Site
, November 26, 2001
"Unemployment
Counting the hidden cost"
- by Charlie Kimber,
Socialist Worker
, November 24, 2001
"Stock markets rise but global growth forecasts revised down"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, November 23, 2001
"World sinks into slump"
- by Alex Callinicos,
Socialist Worker
, November 10, 2001
"Concerns that US may be going down the Japan road"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, November 7, 2001
"Millions of unemployed finding US safety net in shreds"
- by Joanne Laurier and Paul Scherrer,
World Socialist Web Site
, November 7, 2001
"US jobless rate highest in two decades"
- by Kate Randall,
World Socialist Web Site
, November 3, 2001
"Gordon's Dream"
- by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, November 2001
"100,000 jobs could go by Christmas"
-
Socialist Worker
, October 27, 2001
"US jobless claims approach nine-year high"
- by Kate Randall,
World Socialist Web Site
, October 20, 2001
"Deepest recession since 1991: Devastation on the jobs front"
- by Charlie Kimber,
Socialist Worker
, October 20, 2001
"Global downturn could set off financial turbulence"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, October 19, 2001
"The Great Recession"
- by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, October 19, 2001
"Fed cuts rates again with US recession "no longer in doubt""
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, October 3, 2001
"U.S. jobless claims soar"
- by Shannon Jones,
World Socialist Web Site
, October 1, 2001
"Terror Bombing Sharpens Economic
Crisis"
- by Jeff Mackler,
Socialist Appeal
, October 2001
"Record one-day point fall on Wall Street"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, September 18, 2001
"Slowdown spreads to Services"
-
Socialist Worker
, September 8, 2001
"Crisis at Core of the System"
- by Chris Harman,
Socialist Worker
, September 1, 2001
"IMF points to danger of a "protracted global downturn""
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, September 6, 2001
"Stocks plunge amid fears of world slump"
- by Patrick Martin,
World Socialist Web Site
, September 5, 2001
"Mounting layoffs fuel drop in US consumer confidence"
- by Kate Randall,
World Socialist Web Site
, September 1, 2001
"Minutes point to mounting problems for the US Fed"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, August 28, 2001
"US unemployment claims hit nine-year high"
- by Kate Randall,
World Socialist Web Site
, August 28, 2001
"IMF fears Japan's economic outlook is worsening"
- by Joe Lopez,
World Socialist Web Site
, August 25, 2001
"It's Still Getting Worse"
- by Michael Roberts,
In Defense of Marxism
, August 22, 2001
"Federal Reserve cuts rates but markets fall"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, August 22, 2001
"Ford to cut up to 5,000 white-collar jobs in North America"
- by Kate Randall,
World Socialist Web Site
, August 18, 2001
"Bigger the boom, greater the bust"
- by William Keegan,
The Observer
, July 21, 2001
"Jobs destruction continues in US"
- by Dave Walsh,
World Socialist Web Site
, July 21, 2001
"Greenspan points to further economic weakness"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, July 19, 2001
"We're Hurtling Into Recession: While Delegates and Protesters Face Up to Each
Other at the G8 Summit in Genoa, the World Stands on the Brink of Economic
Meltdown"
- by Will Hutton,
The Observer
, July 15, 2001
"US job losses highest since ’91 recession"
- by Kate Randall,
World Socialist Web Site
, July 13, 2001
"Japan adopts restructuring plan amid signs of recession"
- by Joe Lopez,
World Socialist Web Site
, July 3, 2001
"The Economy Reels!"
- by Jeff Mackler,
Socialist Appeal
, July 2001
"Editorial: Vanishing Jobs"
-
Workers World
, June 28, 2001
"Fed interest rate cut will not halt US downturn"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, June 28, 2001
"US industrial output falls for the eighth consecutive month"
- by Jerry White,
World Socialist Web Site
, June 18, 2001
"Japan's economy contracts as Koizumi announces restructuring plans"
- by Joe Lopez,
World Socialist Web Site
, June 12, 2001
"US suffers largest job loss since February 1991"
- by Dave Walsh,
World Socialist Web Site
, May 5, 2001
"Group of Seven meeting calls a "ceasefire" but interest rate "war" not over"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, May 1, 2001
"Job cutting continues in the slumping US market"
- by Larry Roberts,
World Socialist Web Site
, April 30, 2001
"IMF report points to global slowdown and potential disruption"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, April 28, 2001
"US-European economic tensions increase"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, April 25, 2001
"European Central Bank rate decision opens up a financial rift"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, April 18, 2001
"US unemployment rate rises in March as businesses slash nearly 8,000 jobs a
day"
- by Jerry White,
World Socialist Web Site
, April 7, 2001
"Layoffs rise, firms cut back: Markets yo-yo as jobs disappear"
- by Fred Goldstein,
Workers World
, April 5, 2001
"Stock market fall: More than a business cycle downturn"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, April 4, 2001
"Job cuts continue as US economic growth slows to lowest rate in five years"
- by Jerry White,
World Socialist Web Site
, March 31, 2001
"Global Capitalism in Crisis: Japan economy buckles
as U.S. markets shrink"
- by Dierdre Griswold,
Workers World
, March 27, 2001
""New wave of pessimism" about US economy, as job cuts deepen"
- by David Walsh,
World Socialist Web Site
, March 24, 2001
"China's optimistic economic plans undermined by looming global recession"
- by James Conachy,
World Socialist Web Site
, March 23, 2001
"Editorial: Chained to Debt"
-
Workers World
, March 22, 2001
"US, Japan interest rate cuts point to global problems"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, March 21, 2001
"US stock market slide: a turning point in American and world politics"
- by Editorial Board,
World Socialist Web Site
, March 20, 2001
"World deflation - led by Japan"
- by Michael Roberts,
Socialist Appeal
, March 19, 2001
"Stock markets take a "fundamental" hit"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, March 14, 2001
"Bush tax plan is grand theft: No proposal to stop mounting layoffs, hunger"
- by Fred Goldstein,
Workers World
, March 8, 2001
"Turkey: Western investors trigger economic earthquake"
- by Sean Healy,
Green Left
, March 7, 2001
"As devaluation slashes wages: Workers in Turkey fight economic catastrophe"
- by Dierdre Griswold,
Workers World
, March 8, 2001
"Australian economy heads for recession"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, March 8, 2001
"World economy moving towards recession"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, March 6, 2001
"Capitalism's Casino:
Americans Gambled on the Stock Market to Protect their Futures. They're Losing."
- by Gary Younge,
The Guardian
, March 5, 2001
"Japan gets credit downgrade as recession tendencies grow"
- by Joe Lopez,
World Socialist Web Site
, March 2, 2001
"Slowdown in US economy to continue, says Greenspan"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, March 1, 2001
"US Economy - The Bubble has Burst"
- by Andy Kilmister,
Socialist Appeal
, March 2001
"Turkey: Currency dealers force lira plunge"
- by Sean Healy,
Green Left
, February 28, 2001
"What's driving the wave of corporate mergers?"
- by Eva Cheng,
Green Left
, February 28, 2001
"Corruption row sparks financial storm in Turkey"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, February 23, 2001
"Is the U.S. economy heading into recession?"
- by Gary Wilson,
Workers World
, February 22, 2001
"Economic bad news:
Can nothing be done?"
- by Gary Wilson,
Workers World
, February 22, 2001
"Concerns grow behind G-7 official optimism"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, February 19, 2001
"Canadian big business rattled by deteriorating economic situation"
- by Keith Jones,
World Socialist Web Site
, February 17, 2001
"Japanese economy continues to stagnate"
- by Joe Lopez,
World Socialist Web Site
, February 16, 2001
"Testimony highlights Greenspan's erratic course"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, February 16, 2001
"Layoff surge: Who should pay for capitalism's economic crisis?"
- by Fred Goldstein,
Workers World
, February 15, 2001
"Testimony highlights Greenspan's erratic course"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, February 14, 2001
"United States: Heading for a Recession?"
- Eva Cheng,
Green Left
, February 14, 2001
"More than 275,000 layoffs in the US in the last two months"
- by David Walsh,
World Socialist Web Site
, February 12, 2001
"Australian central bank cites US slowdown in interest rate cut"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, February 9, 2001
"Is the US economy on the Japanese road?"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, February 8, 2001
"Ericsson outsourcing deal threatens 11,000 jobs worldwide"
- by Steve James,
World Socialist Web Site
, February 1, 2001
"US economy shows weakest growth in five years"
- by Kate Randall,
World Socialist Web Site
, February 1, 2001
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 30, 2001
"US central bank chief boosts Bush tax cut for the wealthy"
- by Patrick Martin,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 27, 2001
"DaimlerChrysler to cut thousands of US auto jobs"
- by Larry Roberts,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 26, 2001
"As hunger spreads: Low-paid workers fuel union growth"
- by Milt Neidenberg,
Workers World
, January 25, 2001
"Latin America: Trend toward dollarisation accelerates"
- Sean Healy,
Green Left
, January 24, 2001
"Mounting layoffs in US point to onset of recession"
- by Larry Roberts,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 20, 2001
"Surprise cut in US interest rates highlights alarm over sinking economy"
- by Barry Grey,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 20, 2001
"Bankers try to shift recession burden onto workers"
- by Gary Wilson,
Workers World
, January 18, 2001
"Mass layoffs hit US auto industry"
- by Larry Roberts,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 16, 2001
"Surprise cut in US interest rates highlights alarm over sinking economy"
- by Barry Grey,
World Socialist Web Site
, January 5, 2001
"2001 AD: From Boom, to Gloom, to Doom"
- by Michael Roberts,
Socialist Appeal
, January 1, 2001
"The Stock Market Party's Over"
- by Mark Wesibrot,
Workers World
, January 3, 2000
"US economy on the way to recession"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, December 30, 2000
"Scrooged Again: Big layoffs announced just before holidays"
- by Gary Wilson,
Workers World
, December 28, 2000
"Economic bad news:
Can nothing be done?"
- by Gary Wilson,
Workers World
, December 21, 2000
"As Bush comes to Washington, US economy heads towards recession"
- by Jerry White,
World Socialist Web Site
, December 20, 2000
"Jobs threatened by downturn: 'New economy,' same old capitalism"
- by Gary Wilson,
Workers World
, December 14, 2000
"Preparing for a recession"
-- Editorial,
Workers World
, December 7, 2000
"Turkish banking crisis: another indication of global turbulence"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, December 6, 2000
"Growing signs of US economic downturn -- job cuts hit auto and technology
sectors"
- by Larry Roberts,
World Socialist Web Site
, December 2, 2000
"US trade deficit a sign of growing problems"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, November 29, 2000
"DaimlerChrysler to cut thousands of jobs in North America"
- by Larry Roberts and Jerry White,
World Socialist Web Site
, November 28, 2000
"Election turbulence adds to US economic worries"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, November 16, 2000
"On eve of US elections: auto plants idled and layoffs swell"
- by James Conachy,
World Socialist Web Site
, November 6, 2000
"Layoffs mount as US economic slowdown continues"
- by Larry Roberts,
World Socialist Web Site
, November 1, 2000
"Sharp slowdown in US growth rate"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, October 31, 2000
"Euro resumes its downward slide"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, October 19, 2000
"The class struggle and the economic cycle (Once again on the World Economy)"
- by Alan Woods and Ted Grant,
Socialist Appeal
, October 18, 2000
"From bulls to bears"
- by Michael Roberts,
Socialist Appeal
, October 16, 2000
"Debt-fueled US economy set up for a fall"
- by Nick Beams,
World Socialist Web Site
, October 5, 2000
"Thousands of jobs cut amid signs of US economic slowdown"
- by Larry Roberts,
World Socialist Web Site
, October 3, 2000
"Unpopular Capitalism"
- by Rob Sewell,
Socialist Appeal
, October 2000
"Marx was right: it's offici |