The Peterson Foundation Responds The Peterson Foundation Responds
David M. Walker, president and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, responds to William Greider's essay, Looting Wall Street, published in the March 2 edition of The Nation.
Feb 13, 2009 / The Nation
Obama Backslides on ‘State Secrets’ Obama Backslides on ‘State Secrets’
The president has shown a troubling unwillingness to acknowledge the wrongs the Bush administration committed.
Feb 12, 2009 / David Cole
Barney Frank: ‘Cut the Military Budget’ Barney Frank: ‘Cut the Military Budget’
In a 2009 Nation editorial the Congressman passionately called for money for healthcare, not warfare.
Feb 12, 2009 / Barney Frank
Cut the Military Budget–I Cut the Military Budget–I
Reining in the Pentagon's wanton spending habits is going to be a long, hard slog.
Feb 12, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Noted. Noted.
Max Fraser on New York Wage Watch, Denise DiStephan on the Paycheck Fairness Act, John Nichols on Hilda Solis, Deborah Meier on teachers organizing
Feb 12, 2009 / The Editors
Pay-Cap Populism Pay-Cap Populism
Excessive executive pay endangers our public well-being as surely as any pollutants. Obama's $500,000 pay cap is just a start at fixing the problem.
Feb 12, 2009 / Sarah Anderson and Sam Pizzigati
Bankrupt Bailout Bankrupt Bailout
Don't exhaust the Treasury to keep insolvent financial giants alive. The government should liquidate failed banks, sell off their assets and let shareholders eat the dust.
Feb 12, 2009 / The Editors
Tiny Tim Sings Off-Key Tiny Tim Sings Off-Key
Geithner was condescending, vague and infuriating as he lectured us on the troubled financial system, feeding a suspicion that he's still working for the other side.
Feb 11, 2009 / William Greider
Steadfast Before Goliath Steadfast Before Goliath
A leading Palestinian politician defends his people and their nonviolent resistance to Israeli occupation.
Feb 6, 2009 / Mustafa Barghouti
Jim Harney, 1940-2008 Jim Harney, 1940-2008
Guided by the principles of liberation theology, he devoted his life to the pursuit of peace and social justice.
Feb 6, 2009 / Laura Foner and David Weinstein