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bubble economy

Food Security in Jamaica Plain and New England

Event info: Thursday 3 February 2011 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Speakers: Hugh Joseph (Tufts University), Glynn Lloyd (City Growers) and Jamey Lionette and Edith Murnane (City of Boston) As part of the JP New Economy Transition series this forum will look at the current state of food security and food justice in the northeast. It will also explore how our community can work to strengthen [...]

Tagged as: agriculture, bubble economy, community, food, local, urban sustainability

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Why We Can’t Get Ahead: Job Challenges for the American Worker – Steven Greenhouse of the New York Times

Event info: Thursday 8 April 2010 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Speaker: Steven Greenhouse, New York Times business and economics correspondent Since the recession’s peak, the U.S. unemployment rate has been hovering around 10 percent. But the challenges to the American worker go beyond the current economic crisis. Steven Greenhouse will talk about how American companies have squeezed millions of workers by clamping down on wages, [...]

Tagged as: big labor, bubble economy, economy, government, wages

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Dean Baker: Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy

Event info: Thursday 30 April 2009 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Dean Baker was one of the economists who saw it coming as early as 2005. He warned about the housing bubble, lack of regulation and corruption at the root of the economic meltdown. Baker is the co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC and the author of several books, including [...]

Tagged as: bubble economy, economics, recession, social movements

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Beyond Bailouts: Transforming the Economy

Event info: Sunday 5 April 2009 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Today’s economic crisis is the worst since the Great Depression. However, as David Korten shows, the steps being taken to address it – including pouring trillions of dollars into bailouts for the Wall Street institutions that created the mess – do nothing to deal with the reality of a failed economic system. Korten identifies the [...]

Tagged as: bubble economy, economics, environment, social movements

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“Ask Dr. Dollar: The Market Meltdown and the Post-Election Economy” with Arthur MacEwan, Professor of Economics, UMass

Event info: Friday 7 November 2008 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

What’s the real story behind the housing mortgage meltdown? Are you worried about the economy? Wondering how the new President will manage our financial affairs? Have you been mystified by the so-called experts who use obscure jargon to paint a rosy picture of “free trade,” corporate bail-outs, and wage stagnation? Let Dr. Dollar –answer your [...]

Tagged as: bubble economy, capitalism, community, economy, recession

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