Bretton Woods

Lament for G20 Failure to Help People Worst Hit by Crisis

Kumi Naidoo | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

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Kumi Naidoo

The G20 has failed to consider the plight of the people who have been least responsible for this global financial crisis but who are suffering the most, men women and children in developing countries.

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Friday Talking Points [55] -- "Bretton Woods II"? Not Quite.

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

I have to begin here today by stomping all over a cutesy term the media has come up with for the upcoming economic "summit" George W. Bush is holding ...

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Bretton Woods II

Vince Farrell | Posted 11.10.2008 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Bretton Woods, Finance, Bretton Woods II, Economy, Business News
Vince Farrell

A crisis in the U.S. is a worldwide crisis. Only the dollar has a large enough global presence and a measure of trust to be used as the "reserve" currency for the world.

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The Great Recession

Larry Abrams | Posted 10.31.2008 | Business

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Larry Abrams

We need an economic system of checks and balances where the public sector competes with the private sector and keeps it honest, and vice versa.

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Greed and Growth: New Priorities for a Stable Future

Jessica Catto | Posted 10.24.2008 | Green

Read More: World Economy, Socialism Accusations, Mccain, Bretton Woods, Obama, Nicholas Sarkozy, Capitalism, Presidential Election, Green News
Jessica Catto

What we need is a new attitude toward world wealth and what constitutes it. Not an easy task. The world is intermeshed as never before.

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The IMF's Historic Transition: Is Less Better?

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 04.28.2008 | Business

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Mark Weisbrot

Despite the bravado, today's IMF is not what it once was. These days, the deficit police force is running a whopping small-country-size $400-million annual deficit of its own.

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The Best Recipe for Ending Poverty is Homemade

Jonathan Greenblatt | Posted 10.11.2007 | Living

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Jonathan Greenblatt

We need to shift beyond "aid" or "trade" and focus on "home-made" - locally developed, enterprise-driven approaches to economic opportunity.

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