Disaster Capitalism

Argentina and the Future of Finance Capitalism

Argentina and the Future of Finance Capitalism Argentina and the Future of Finance Capitalism

Don’t the country's creditors know the only choice is between an orderly restructuring and a disorderly restructuring?

May 29, 2020 / Joseph E. Stiglitz

L.A. Tenants Union protest

It’s Time to Cancel the Rent It’s Time to Cancel the Rent

Democrats are pushing two proposals to help Americans cover rent payments. Neither gives tenants what they really need: more power.

May 29, 2020 / Tracy Rosenthal

Conversations With ‘The Nation’: Naomi Klein

Conversations With ‘The Nation’: Naomi Klein Conversations With ‘The Nation’: Naomi Klein

Join the journalist and social activist in discussion with Nation editorial director/publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel for our weekly virtual series.

May 27, 2020 / The Nation

Scott Walker Is Peddling the Deadly Snake Oil of Austerity

Scott Walker Is Peddling the Deadly Snake Oil of Austerity Scott Walker Is Peddling the Deadly Snake Oil of Austerity

Recommending austerity for struggling states is the policy equivalent of touting bleach injections as a coronavirus cure.

May 25, 2020 / John Nichols

Is Trump Encouraging Paramilitary Violence?

Is Trump Encouraging Paramilitary Violence? Is Trump Encouraging Paramilitary Violence?

He’s playing with fire, but he doesn’t care. Desperate to win reelection amid mass unemployment, he knows that he has few cards left to play.

May 19, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Charging Bull

To Save New York City, We Need to Follow the Money To Save New York City, We Need to Follow the Money

While the City may be stuck with an austerity budget, Wall Street thrives. It’s time for the financial industry to pay its share.

May 19, 2020 / Helen Rosenthal

LA Tenant Protest

Los Angeles’s ‘Eviction Ban’ Doesn’t Protect Tenants Los Angeles’s ‘Eviction Ban’ Doesn’t Protect Tenants

The city’s emergency measures will only delay a huge wave of evictions until later this year.

May 14, 2020 / Jacob Woocher

People looking at a destroyed home with trees

We Really Can’t Screw Up Disaster Season This Year. Global Health Depends on It. We Really Can’t Screw Up Disaster Season This Year. Global Health Depends on It.

Amid a pandemic, FEMA and HUD must be ready to provide renters with safe homes.

May 13, 2020 / Vanessa A. Bee

Sign reading

One Hospital System’s Response to Covid-19? Union-Busting. One Hospital System’s Response to Covid-19? Union-Busting.

Administrators across the country are increasingly turning to anti-labor consultants to fend off nurses’ unions.

May 11, 2020 / P.E. Moskowitz

Big Philanthropy Faces a Reckoning, Too

Big Philanthropy Faces a Reckoning, Too Big Philanthropy Faces a Reckoning, Too

It’s time to challenge philanthropists and their foundations to open up their grant-making decisions to those who’ve been marginalized.

Apr 30, 2020 / Gara LaMarche

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