Disaster Capitalism

How Would You Reimagine Capitalism?

How Would You Reimagine Capitalism? How Would You Reimagine Capitalism?

Send us your proposal on how we can reinvent American capitalism.

Jun 8, 2011 / The Nation

WikiLeaks Haiti: The Nation Partners With Haïti Liberté on Release of Secret Haiti Cables

WikiLeaks Haiti: The Nation Partners With Haïti Liberté on Release of Secret Haiti Cables WikiLeaks Haiti: The Nation Partners With Haïti Liberté on Release of Secret Haiti Cables

Leaked documents provide an extraordinary glimpse of US maneuvering in Haiti from before the 2004 coup through the devastating 2010 earthquake.

Jun 1, 2011 / The Editors

New Wave of Protests Fighting Banksters New Wave of Protests Fighting Banksters

It was tax day in 2009 that saw the first Tea Party protests, and the FOX-led media firestorm that's followed has made it seem as though the Tea Party's the only game in town if yo...

Mar 9, 2011 / Laura Flanders

Naomi Klein: Wisconsin’s Shock Doctrine Naomi Klein: Wisconsin’s Shock Doctrine

The GOP is manipulating the current financial situation to push through unpopular policies that would have never gotten them elected.

Mar 9, 2011 / Press Room

Naomi Klein: Wisconsin’s Shock Doctrine Naomi Klein: Wisconsin’s Shock Doctrine

The GOP is manipulating the current financial situation to push through unpopular policies that would have never gotten them elected. 

Mar 9, 2011 / The Rachel Maddow Show

John Nichols on America’s Socialist Legacy John Nichols on America’s Socialist Legacy

 As the right works to portray Obama as a socialist, John Nichols explains how positive socialist ideals have been blacklisted from our political discourse. 

Feb 15, 2011 / Political Affairs

The Pentagon Fraud Papers: Contractors That Defrauded DOD Were Rewarded With $285 Billion in New Contracts The Pentagon Fraud Papers: Contractors That Defrauded DOD Were Rewarded With $285 Billion in New Contracts

Vermont Senator Sanders wanted to know how the Pentagon deals with companies that defraud it. He demanded an accounting. Over a three-year period, contractors convicted o...

Feb 3, 2011 / John Nichols

An Answer to 2011’s Austerity Arguments: ‘We Won’t Pay For Their Crisis’ An Answer to 2011’s Austerity Arguments: ‘We Won’t Pay For Their Crisis’

First, Washington squandered tax dollars on unnecessary wars. Next, Washington bailed out the big banks. Now, the battlelines of 2011 are drawn. President Obama's "Deficit Com...

Jan 3, 2011 / John Nichols

Harry Potter and the Bailed-Out Banks Harry Potter and the Bailed-Out Banks

There's a new blockbuster out just in time for the holidays: Harry Potter and the Bailed-Out Banks.

Dec 15, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Reagan’s Budget Director: GOP Policies ‘Have Crippled Our Economy’

Reagan’s Budget Director: GOP Policies ‘Have Crippled Our Economy’ Reagan’s Budget Director: GOP Policies ‘Have Crippled Our Economy’

David Stockman, Reagan's OMB director, warns against maintaining tax cuts for the rich and other misguided economic policies.

Aug 3, 2010 / John Nichols

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