Here is a transcript of a “This American Life” radio program examining the origins and progress of the current global credit crisis.  It examines the invention of the financial instrument that started the whole ball rolling and its subsequent unravelling.  To listen to the report click here.  For context, here is an excerpt from a [...]

Here is a very interesting presentation by Nobel Prize winning economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz in which he defends the thesis of his book, “Making Globalization Work.” Stiglitz presents some enlightening statistics on the conclusion that, contrary to what one would expect as a result of increased free trade, the gap between rich and poor, both [...]