COP 28, as the prior 27, failed to accomplish the most important goals Two weeks of intense negotiations in the United Arab Emirates resulted in progress and frustration. This is what 195 countries finally agreed to at COP 28: “We call on countries to con ...
20 Dec 2023 - Robin Hahnel
COMMENTARY | The imminent threat of climate change means globalization is now a necessity, not a convenience Traditionally progressive economists start by explaining why both neoliberal globalization as peddled by establishment political parties, and xeno ...
4 May 2018 - Robin Hahnel
COMMENTARY | Government, not corporations, should manage trade policy in the U.S. Street Smart Economics is a periodic series written by professors emeriti in economics for Street Roots. How do we change U.S. trade policy to better serve the interests of ...
29 Dec 2017 - Robin Hahnel
COMMENTARY | Restoring prudent regulations for U.S. employers is the first step If neither the neoliberal globalization peddled by establishment political parties nor xenophobic protectionism preached by right-wing populists like Donald Trump is the answe ...
6 Oct 2017 - Robin Hahnel
COMMENTARY | While multinational corporations benefit, less skilled workers, less developed countries and other Americans are harmed There is a grand debate over international economic policy now raging, and the outcome will have profound impacts on how t ...
23 Jun 2017 - Robin Hahnel
COMMENTARY | Measure 97 would have prevented businesses from passing a tax increase on to consumers. Instead, we're left with a 'bipartisan' tax proposal that amounts to a gift to big corporations. In the aftermath of the defeat of Measure ...
15 May 2017 - Robin Hahnel
COMMENTARY | By underfunding health care and education, Oregon is on a fast track to becoming Appalachia West Corporations and the wealthy understand where their self-interest lies in regard to taxes. It’s time for the rest of us to wise up and start voti ...
28 Mar 2017 - Robin Hahnel
COMMENTARY | Don't get conned by opponents' lies Who should vote for Measure 97? Anyone who cares that Oregon has the fourth-lowest graduation rate in the nation and the third-largest class sizes –because that’s where the bulk of the revenue wil ...
27 Oct 2016 - Robin Hahnel
There are two kinds of cheating going on in our economy, every moment of every day, that few people are aware of. One is named “corporation” and the other is named “bank.” Cheat No. 1 Corporations: The defining characteristic of a corporation is that it e ...
13 Mar 2014 - Robin Hahnel
Game On! The first thing to understand is “we” are already behind. The tax reform “game” in Oregon is already late in the third quarter and our team bus has yet to arrive at the stadium. Not only have right-wing, anti-tax groups been at this game 24-7 for ...
13 Feb 2014 - Robin Hahnel