James K. Galbraith
Contributing Writer
James K. Galbraith teaches economics at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas-Austin. He previously served in several positions on the staff of the U.S. Congress, including executive director of the Joint Economic Committee.
Author's Articles
Bush failed to privatize Social Security. Now it can help to rescue the economy.
All those billions don't add up to much. How Obama can get us on track to a real recovery.
Mon Dec. 8, 2008 12:00 AM PST
Why is the price of oil so high? Because the Bush administration did to the commodities market what it did to housing.
Is the GOP cooking the books to avoid recession till after Election Day?
Subprime loans are nothing short of financial blackmail.
Wed Aug. 29, 2007 11:00 PM PDT
Mad Scientists vs. Global Warming
Why can't economists admit that corporations serve themselves, not the market?
What do the immigration rallies and the French youth strikes have in common? Hint: It?s not your daddy?s labor movement.
Quitting Iraq won't undo the real damage of the war.
Can the new Fed chair resist the lure of his own pet theories?
Like Intelligent Design, the idea of the Invisible Hand stubbornly persists in the face of overwhelming evidence
Progressives believe that Europe's economy levels the playing field. But the grass there really isn't greener.
Feared by the right and reviled by the left, China is being cast as the world's bogeyman. The truth is a little closer to home.
The Democrats? jeremiad against budget deficits wins applause, but it?s bad politics and bad economics.
Social Security "reform" is being touted as fiscal liberation for the young. What will young families do when it condemns them to care for their elders.
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