austerity
Moral Hazard and Its Victims
Hamilton Nolan · 07/13/15 11:25AMGreece Rejects Austerity, Votes "No" to Bailout Terms
Hudson Hongo · 07/05/15 05:15PMGreek Conservative Spokesman Concedes Defeat to Anti-Austerity Left
Hudson Hongo · 01/25/15 03:45PMMax Rivlin-Nadler · 08/11/13 03:45PM
California Cops Let Rich Crooks Buy Themselves Nicer Prison Spots
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 07/28/13 10:19AMDetroit Mayor Says “Not Yet,” When Asked About Federal Bailout
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 07/21/13 02:00PMPhiladelphia Closes 23 Schools, Lays Off Thousands, Builds Huge Prison
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 06/15/13 11:19AMPhiladelphia laid off thousands of school employees last week after the state of Pennsylvania continued its austerity measures against public schools. And while the state is essentially destroying Philadelphia public schools through under-funding (claiming budgetary concerns), it somehow found enough money to build a $400 million prison just outside of the city.
Once-Prosperous Italian Couple Kills Themselves Amid Austerity Measures
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 04/06/13 10:30AMPope Calls for Church Austerity, Wants to Focus on Poor
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 03/16/13 09:25AMMeeting with journalists this morning, Pope Francis laid out his vision for the Catholic church, which includes cutting spending on ornate ceremony and instead spending that money on the poor. He urged excited fellow-Argentines to skip the costly trip to Rome to visit the first non-European Pope in almost 1,300 years, and instead give that money to the poor.