Clara Mattei, president of the Forum for Real Economic Emancipation, discusses austerity measures, exploitation, and more.

What makes for a good economic system? How do we fix flaws in the system like inequality? The winners of the most recent Nobel Prize in Economics attempted to answer these questions: James Robinson of ...

Mary Daly, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, on the factors shaping the U.S. economy right now, whether ...

Discover how ample liquidity and careful Fed policies are driving U.S. economic growth despite recession fears.

The “Mass Blackout” is a week-long nationwide economic protest from November 25 to December 2, urging Americans to halt spending and highlight economic inequality ...

Capitalism has long been heralded by many economists as the best economic system around, rewarding — and therefore encouraging — competition and innovation, creating wealth, stimulating growth and ...

What is a recession? What are the key indicators of a recession? How do government and central banks respond to recessions? What are the causes of recessions? How can individuals and businesses ...

Autonomous economic agents are software agents that act on behalf of their owners with limited or no interference, specifically focused on generating economic value. These agents operate independently ...

The countries that comprise BRICS—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, as well as five new members—are an informal grouping of emerging economies hoping to increase their sway in the global ...