Economy & Economic Justice Archives - The Sanders Institute

New World Economy – The Global Banking Crisis In A time Of War, Geopolitical Tensions And Climate Shocks

The immediate question is whether Silicon Valley Bank’s failure is the start of a more general bank crisis. The rise of market interest rates caused by the Fed and European...

Jeffrey Sachs

Economy & Economic Justice

The “National Debt” Is No One’s Fault

On March 27, 2018, a group of economists from the conservative Hoover Institution published an op-ed declaring that A Debt Crisis is on the Horizon. They wrote: For years, economists...

Dr. Stephanie Kelton

Economy & Economic Justice

Why Is The US About To Give Away $52 Billion To Corporations Like Intel?

Congress will soon put final touches on the Chips Act, which will provide more than $52bn to companies that design and make semiconductor chips. The subsidy is demanded by the biggest...

Robert Reich

Economy & Economic Justice

Robert Reich On ‘Rubbish’ Inflation Fix

With inflation at a forty year high, the former secretary of state shares why economist Larry Summer’s proposed fix for inflation — rising unemployment — is wrong.

Zerlina Maxwell

Economy & Economic Justice

Amazon Workers’ Historic Win And Corporate America’s Ongoing Greed

If it can't fight off unions directly, it will do so indirectly by blaming inflation on wage increases, and then cheer on the Fed as it slows the economy just...

Robert Reich

Economy & Economic Justice

Wealth Inequality Eating This Country Alive

Elon Musk’s wealth has surpassed $200 billion. It would take the median U.S. worker over 4 million years to make that much. Wealth inequality is eating this country alive. We’re...

Robert Reich

Economy & Economic Justice

The Democrats’ One Chance To Cut Child Poverty In Half

The Biden administration has a plan that is estimated to cut child poverty in half. And it’s already in place. It’s called the Child Tax Credit. Here’s how it works....

Robert Reich

Economy & Economic Justice

Why Are House Democrats So Reluctant To Tax Wealth?

There's an asymmetry at the heart of American politics I have to get this off my chest. Last week, the House Ways and Means Committee released its proposed tax increases...

Robert Reich

Economy & Economic Justice

The $3.5 Trillion Bill Corporate America Is Terrified Of

Right now, Democrats are working to pass a $3.5 trillion package that will provide long overdue help for working Americans. The final bill hasn’t yet been determined, so we don’t...

Robert Reich

Economy & Economic Justice

The Big Myth Of Government Deficits

Government deficits have gotten a bad rap, says economist Stephanie Kelton. In this groundbreaking talk, she makes the case to stop looking at government spending as a path towards frightening...

Dr. Stephanie Kelton

Economy & Economic Justice

Speech At The UN Food Systems Pre-Summit

Jeffrey Sachs at the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit, speaking about food systems transformation, colonialism, the CIA, the Republicans, the UN budget, and taxing the rich.

Jeffrey Sachs