U.S. Economy Slowed Sharply in First Half of 2011
Sluggish second quarter follows near stagnant first. By Peter Fulham Slate July 29, 2011 The U.S. economy suffered another quarter of sluggish economic growth from April to June, growing a mere 1.3...
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We Deserve a Better Indicator of Societal Well-Being Than the GDP
Governments, media and much of the public are preoccupied with the economy. That means demands such as those for recognition of First Nations treaty rights and environmental protection are often seen...
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The Real ‘Real’ GDP
This past Friday, May 30, 2014, the US government released its revised estimates for the first quarter 2014 US Gross Domestic Product. The initial April estimate of GDP for the first quarter showed the...
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Stagnation: You Can’t Feed A Family With G.D.P.
By Neil Irwin New York Times, September 16, 2014 The most important thing to know about the state of the United States economy was revealed in a report Tuesday morning that Wall Street barely noticed....
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China Overtakes US, Largest Economy In World
In April, the World Bank’s International Comparison Program said that China is poised to overtake the US as the world’s biggest economy earlier than expected, possibly as soon as this year, using...
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