Ideas Alternativas

Coming July 16th from Columbia University Press!

Former Clinton Labor Secretary and Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Robert Reich describes the difference between politicians motivated by principles and those who let public opinion define their views in this amusing talk sponsored by the University of California, Berkeley. Series: Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 7195]

Is the neo-liberal path advocated by the I.M.F. and World Bank the best route to prosperity for developing countries?

This forum, featuring Dr. Joseph Stiglitz, Dr. Jose Antonio Ocampo, and Dr. Mark Weisbrot, was organized by the Center for Economic and Policy Research and hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Multilateral economic institutions are facing a period of unprecedented challenges among these are large macroeconomic imbalances (including the US current account deficit), stalled negotiations at the WTO, and a much-reduced IMF. Three economists discussed some of these current challenges and the

This is Dean Baker discussing his book The Conservative Nanny State.

Economist Dean Baker discussing his book The Conservative Nanny State.

Gore speaks about his new book on May 29, 2007