Author: Ingo Schmidt

• The German Federal Elections

  Centre-Right Wins Majority,Social Democracy Suffers Crushing Defeat,The Left Receives a Boost Conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel, who was leading a coalition government with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since 2005, will also … Keep reading »

  International Relations  •  October 1, 2009  •  Ingo Schmidt

• Looking for Solutions: Labour and the Crisis of Neoliberal Capitalism

  The current financial turmoil besetting the world market and the Canadian economy has set in motion an intense struggle for solutions. The main policies that have come forward from the … Keep reading »

  Economy, Labour  •  October 26, 2008  •  Ingo Schmidt

• Wall Street Panic, Main Street Pain and Policy Choices

  Government Responses to the Financial Crisis: Meltdown and Bailouts Falling house-prices triggered a financial crisis in the summer of 2007. Increasing numbers of people who had borrowed against their property, whose … Keep reading »

  Economy  •  October 6, 2008  •  Ingo Schmidt

• Comparing Crises: The 1930s, the 1970s, and Today

  Boom or bust, Wall Street keeps people busy. Everybody debates the U.S. government’s $700-billion bailout plan these days. After the bankruptcy of the Lehman Brothers investment bank, who’s next was … Keep reading »

  Economy  •  September 28, 2008  •  Ingo Schmidt

• Financial Capital: Crises Are Part of the Game

  Everything went well during the summer of 2007. The economy was in an upswing and stock-market prices rose even faster. Then the end of the housing boom in the United … Keep reading »

  Economy  •  October 31, 2007  •  Ingo Schmidt