Down the Up Escalator: How the 99 Percent Live in the Great Recession by Barbara Garson

On April 28, 2013, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Political, Social Studies, by Editor

The Great Recession has thrown huge economic chal­lenges at almost all Americans save the super-affluent few, and we are only now beginning to reckon up the human toll it is taking. Down the Up Escalator is an urgent dispatch from the front lines of our vast collective struggle to keep our heads above water and maybe even—someday—get ahead.

The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire by Neil Irwin

On April 9, 2013, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, by Editor

Neil Irwin’s The Alchemists is a gripping account of the most intense exercise in economic crisis management we’ve ever seen. Irwin covered the Fed and other central banks from the earliest days of the crisis for the Washington Post, enjoying privileged access to leading central bankers and people close to them.

Paper Promises: Debt, Money, and the New World Order by Philip Coggan

On February 8, 2012, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

In Paper Promises, Economist columnist Philip Coggan helps us to understand the origins of this mess and how it will affect the new global economy by explaining how our attitudes towards debt have changed throughout history, and how they may be about to change again.

The Next Convergence: The Future of Economic Growth in a Multispeed World by Michael Spence

On August 13, 2011, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, by Editor

Spence clearly and boldly describes what’s at stake for all of us as he looks ahead to how the global economy will develop over the next fifty years. The Next Convergence is certain to spark a heated debate how best to move forward in the post-crisis period and reset the balance between national and international economic interests, and short-term fixes and long-term sustainability.

Beyond the Crash: Overcoming the First Crisis of Globalization by Gordon Brown

On March 7, 2011, in Book Reviews, by Editor

The international financial crisis that has held our global economy in its grip for too long still seems to be in full stride. Former British Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown believes the crisis can be reversed, but that the world’s leaders must work together if we are to avoid a decade of lost jobs and low growth.