Economic Policy

The TPP Is a Rigged Agreement

The TPP Is a Rigged Agreement The TPP Is a Rigged Agreement

The Trans-Pacific Partnership will help multinationals, not workers.

Mar 31, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

What’s Next for Greece? Debating Syriza’s Options

What’s Next for Greece? Debating Syriza’s Options What’s Next for Greece? Debating Syriza’s Options

A reading list on the future of austerity in Greece, Europe and beyond.

Mar 24, 2015 / Joanne Landy and Thomas Harrison

Letter From Berlin: Why Are the Germans So Hell-Bent on Austerity?

Letter From Berlin: Why Are the Germans So Hell-Bent on Austerity? Letter From Berlin: Why Are the Germans So Hell-Bent on Austerity?

If Germany doesn’t loosen up, the euro might not survive.

Mar 12, 2015 / Paul Hockenos

But Is Hillary Ready for Us?

But Is Hillary Ready for Us? But Is Hillary Ready for Us?

Hillary now claims she’ll implement progressive economic policies—but Bill said the same in 1992.

Mar 10, 2015 / William Greider

Sheryl Sandberg Wants Men to Lean In, but They Really Need to Lean Out

Sheryl Sandberg Wants Men to Lean In, but They Really Need to Lean Out Sheryl Sandberg Wants Men to Lean In, but They Really Need to Lean Out

Lean In Together tells men equality isn’t a zero-sum game. But it’s going to have to be.

Mar 5, 2015 / Bryce Covert

How Greece Put an Anti-Austerity, Anti-Capitalist Party in Power

How Greece Put an Anti-Austerity, Anti-Capitalist Party in Power How Greece Put an Anti-Austerity, Anti-Capitalist Party in Power

Syriza and its allies responded to crisis in a way no one could have imagined. Will it work?

Feb 18, 2015 / Feature / Sarah Leonard

These Lawmakers Think the Minimum Wage Should Be Even Lower

These Lawmakers Think the Minimum Wage Should Be Even Lower These Lawmakers Think the Minimum Wage Should Be Even Lower

In states from South Dakota to Oklahoma, right-wing representatives are pulling every string to try to keep the poor down.

Feb 18, 2015 / Michelle Chen

The Videogame That Yanis Varoufakis Used to Study the Eurozone

The Videogame That Yanis Varoufakis Used to Study the Eurozone The Videogame That Yanis Varoufakis Used to Study the Eurozone

Greece’s new finance minister has studied a huge, functioning economy in incredible detail already—through an online multiplayer videogame.

Feb 12, 2015 / Helen Lewis

Wrong-Way Obama?

Wrong-Way Obama? Wrong-Way Obama?

He may be leading us toward economic catastrophe.

Feb 11, 2015 / William Greider

Obama Is Leading the Way Toward Economic Catastrophe

Obama Is Leading the Way Toward Economic Catastrophe Obama Is Leading the Way Toward Economic Catastrophe

If he doesn't read the writing on the bank notes, the president will be remembered as “Wrong-Way Obama.”

Feb 9, 2015 / William Greider

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