Nobel economics winner says market forces flawed

"Societies should not rely on market forces to protect the environment or provide quality health care for all citizens, a winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for economics said on Monday. ..."The market doesn't work very well when it comes to public goods," said Maskin, a slight,...

Blame the Tyranny of the Market

"Free-market economists have told us for decades that we should rely on market decisions, not the government, to meet our needs, because it's the market that satisfies everyone's every desire. ...[But] for small...

Basic principles for building America's Internet future

"Sen. Dick Durbin has begun a several-night series of conversations with the blogosphere on how to build a set of principles for improving American broadband and Internet development. This is a watershed moment and a fantastic chance to make the people's voices heard on...

John Edwards and poverty: love the message, kill the messenger

"...Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are taking their cues from John Edwards in sharpening their focus on economic issues. So, here's the question: If Edwards is the clear leader and thinker on these issues, why is he still trailing so far behind in the polls and...

Zimbabwe: Recovering the irrecoverable

"Anti-capitalist demonstrators around the world should be celebrating. Robert Mugabe's government has taken those against free markets at their word. Over 1,300 business owners have been arrested across Zimbabwe. Their crime? Raising prices..."

War Could Cost Over $2 Trillion -- Wouldn't it Have Been Cheaper Just to Buy ...

"Bush talks a lot about his big troop surge. But so far, the plan seems to be to smother sectarians in Iraq with money. After reports last week that we shipped 363 tons of $100 bills on pallets to Iraq, we learn that...

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