Economic Policy

Gorbachev 1989

A Daughter’s Memories in Moscow A Daughter’s Memories in Moscow

When Mikhail Gorbachev came into power, my father offered his consulting services to fledging consumer enterprises in Russia, and several took him up on it.

May 8, 2018 / Michele Willens

Trump

Could an Army of Accountants Bring Down Trump? Could an Army of Accountants Bring Down Trump?

In the end, the bean counters might just save us.

May 1, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon

Donald Trump and Jerome Powell

At the Fed, the Scene Is Being Set for Financial Disaster At the Fed, the Scene Is Being Set for Financial Disaster

A crash could prove to be Donald Trump’s worst legacy.

Apr 26, 2018 / Nomi Prins

Minimum wage protest

Will Democrats Have an Antidote to Trump’s Fake Populism? Will Democrats Have an Antidote to Trump’s Fake Populism?

The old ideas have failed, big-money politics has been exposed as corrupted, and the battle on what comes next is joined.

Apr 24, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump tariff announcement

American Hubris, or, How Globalization Brought Us Donald Trump American Hubris, or, How Globalization Brought Us Donald Trump

It was “free trade” mania, pushed by both major political parties, that destroyed working-class prosperity and laid the groundwork for his triumph.

Apr 19, 2018 / William Greider

Gustavo Petro Colombian presidential candidate

Colombia’s Presidential Hopeful Gustavo Petro Wants a New Left for Latin America Colombia’s Presidential Hopeful Gustavo Petro Wants a New Left for Latin America

In an interview with The Nation, the former mayor of Bogotá discusses what his election would mean for Colombia and the region.

Apr 18, 2018 / Q&A / Miguel Salazar

From Progress to Poverty: America’s Long Gilded Age

From Progress to Poverty: America’s Long Gilded Age From Progress to Poverty: America’s Long Gilded Age

The America that emerged out of the Civil War was meant to be a radically more equal place. What went wrong?

Apr 18, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Steven Hahn

A protester with a bullhorn at a protest in Albany

For Tax Day, Fight to Repeal Trump’s Giveaway to the Wealthy For Tax Day, Fight to Repeal Trump’s Giveaway to the Wealthy

You can also demand Congress vote on Trump’s illegal air strikes on Syria and find out how to support undocumented students.

Apr 17, 2018 / NationAction

McConnell Republican Tax Plan

The GOP Tax Cuts Are Such a Blatant Scam That They Might Change the Whole Conversation The GOP Tax Cuts Are Such a Blatant Scam That They Might Change the Whole Conversation

Are Democrats finally learning to refuse to play the “pay-for” game?

Apr 17, 2018 / Joshua Holland

Don’t Let Mike Pompeo Become Secretary of State

Don’t Let Mike Pompeo Become Secretary of State Don’t Let Mike Pompeo Become Secretary of State

You can also join the 2018 Tax March and open up your home to people fleeing violence in Central America.

Apr 10, 2018 / NationAction

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