Activism

Mortgage Deal Is Close, and May Not Offer Much Immunity

Mortgage Deal Is Close, and May Not Offer Much Immunity Mortgage Deal Is Close, and May Not Offer Much Immunity

The big banks might not get off the hook so easily for widespread mortgage fraud practices.

Jan 27, 2012 / George Zornick

This Week in Poverty: State of the Union, State of Florida This Week in Poverty: State of the Union, State of Florida

President Obama fails to mention poverty in his State of the Union address, even though 46 million Americans are living in it.

Jan 27, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

Enforce Dodd-Frank: Break Up Bank of America Enforce Dodd-Frank: Break Up Bank of America

If there were a run on Bank of America, the financial system would once again be devastated—and the government needs to act now. 

Jan 26, 2012 / George Zornick

Occupying Policy Occupying Policy

From Occupy the SEC to a plan to reduce the federal deficit, Occupy groups are diving into the nitty-gritty of crafting public policy.

Jan 26, 2012 / Rachel Signer

Help Peaceful Uprising Rebuild Help Peaceful Uprising Rebuild

The grassroots environmental group Peaceful Uprising recently discovered that it was one of 200 nonprofit projects that have been financially wiped out in an astonishing act of ap...

Jan 26, 2012 / Peter Rothberg

From Nation Interns: This Week’s Top Stories (1/26) From Nation Interns: This Week’s Top Stories (1/26)

Every week, interns at The Nation try to cut through the echo chamber and select an important article in their area of interest that they feel deserves more attention.

Jan 26, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Delaware AG Biden: The Banks Aren’t Scared of Us Delaware AG Biden: The Banks Aren’t Scared of Us

How worried are too-big-to-fail banks over pending investigations into mortgage fraud?

Jan 26, 2012 / George Zornick

An Open Letter to the UC Riverside Chancellor Timothy White An Open Letter to the UC Riverside Chancellor Timothy White

The people beaten and shot at by the UCPD are our students; they are our colleagues. And they are our neighbors. We were all in it together. They are the public, and the public i...

Jan 26, 2012 / StudentNation / Jennifer Doyle

The Occupy Effect The Occupy Effect

It’s too early to tell how Occupy Wall Street will impact the 2012 election, but one thing seems pretty clear: it’s changed the national conversation.

Jan 26, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Obama Takes a Populist Stand in His State of the Union Obama Takes a Populist Stand in His State of the Union

But Washington won't follow through unless the grassroots insurgency of Wisconsin and Occupy grows.

Jan 25, 2012 / The Editors

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