Spring 2010

ECONOMICS ISSUE

CONTENTS

• Broken Record: How the Recent Collapse Mirrors the Past article by C. James Block
• Perceptions on the Crisis:
  Imagineer Ask with Michael Munger and Michael Konczal
• Ted Nugent on the economy, the Obama administration, and the state of the Republican Party
• Dennis Kucinich discusses the causes of the recent recession, how the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are burdening the national economy, and how to prevent future economic downturns.
• The Currency of Currency article by Alexander D. Farris
• Michael Albert presents Participatory Economics, his replacement for what he believes is the true crisis: capitalism.
• Yaron Brook advocates for the philosophy of Objectivism’s view on government’s role in the economy.
• Amy Goodman discusses large, concentrated media conglomerates, how they are affecting American democracy, and what she is doing to fix the problem.
• Evening Screwdriver:
  My Thug of Night: Reflection on Crisis short story by Alexander D. Farris

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Special thanks to: Amy Goodman, Dennis Kucinich, Ted Nugent, Jacque Fresco, Paul Glover, Michael Albert, Yaron Brook, Michael Munger, Mike Konczal, Mona Reiserer, Justin Wisniewski, Jason Paetz, Matt & Tammy Bolt, Rex Manning, Bob Tanner, Kate Farris, and Frida Kirsch.