Get an Alternative View of the Economy

Posted on May 28, 2009

Times of crisis in the financial system are always a good opportunity to check out what long-standing critics of that system have been saying.

Some of the best economic analysis can be found at Corpwatch (www.corpwatch.org):

You don't have to agree with their politics to appreciate this site : well-documented and well-sourced investigations, with an easy way to track down the researchers for more information.
Doug Henwood, who made his name as the author of the Left Business Observer, (www.leftbusinessobserver.com) has a blog worth checking out at http://doughenwood.wordpress.com.

Economic hardship tends to increase the inequalities already in society. A good place to dig for stories on that angle is www.demos.org/inequality. You'll find nuggets like this one:
The top one percent of American households received 21.8 percent of all pre-tax income in 2005, more than double what that figure was in the 1970s.

There are the reliable Canadian left-of-center sites such as the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (www.policyalternatives.ca/) and Rabble.ca.

Finally, the Alternet news service brings together many resources, opinions and analysis. You can follow the world crisis at http://www.alternet.org/wire/economyincrisis.