Economics

Dickens Was Right: the Real War on Christmas Is the War on the Poor

Dickens Was Right: the Real War on Christmas Is the War on the Poor Dickens Was Right: the Real War on Christmas Is the War on the Poor

A Dickensian year when food stamps were cut and bankers got everything they wanted

Dec 24, 2014 / John Nichols

Liberalism Doesn’t Start With Liberty

Liberalism Doesn’t Start With Liberty Liberalism Doesn’t Start With Liberty

In Edmund Fawcett’s new history, liberalism begins with capitalism and revolution.

Dec 23, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Katrina Forrester

India’s Love Affair with the Privatization of Everything

India’s Love Affair with the Privatization of Everything India’s Love Affair with the Privatization of Everything

Arundhati Roy's new book, Capitalism: A Ghost Story, reveals the contours of power in India today.

Dec 15, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Priyamvada Gopal

VIDEO: Elizabeth Warren Blasts Citigroup From the Senate Floor

VIDEO: Elizabeth Warren Blasts Citigroup From the Senate Floor VIDEO: Elizabeth Warren Blasts Citigroup From the Senate Floor

Out of the Senate debate over another sellout to the big banks comes the clarion call for a new populist politics.

Dec 14, 2014 / John Nichols

The Spending Bill’s Wall Street Giveaway Is Bad, but That’s Not All

The Spending Bill’s Wall Street Giveaway Is Bad, but That’s Not All The Spending Bill’s Wall Street Giveaway Is Bad, but That’s Not All

Along with hobbling Dodd-Frank, the so-called “Cromnibus” assaults a number of important priorities.

Dec 12, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Socialize Uber

Socialize Uber Socialize Uber

It’s easier than you think.

Dec 10, 2014 / Mike Konczal

Congress Is Poised to Hand Wall Street a Huge Victory

Congress Is Poised to Hand Wall Street a Huge Victory Congress Is Poised to Hand Wall Street a Huge Victory

But opposition among Democrats is growing.

Dec 10, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Chilean Activists Change the Rules of the Game

Chilean Activists Change the Rules of the Game Chilean Activists Change the Rules of the Game

Graduating from protesters to politicians, Chile’s student leaders achieved the legislative wins that have eluded their Occupy counterparts.

Dec 10, 2014 / Sebastian Rosemont and Foreign Policy In Focus

Would You Rather Get Your Water From Your City Government—or From a Corporation?

Would You Rather Get Your Water From Your City Government—or From a Corporation? Would You Rather Get Your Water From Your City Government—or From a Corporation?

Water privatization could soon be the next front in the austerity wars.

Dec 8, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Bernie Sanders’s Bold Economic Agenda Seeks to Transform Politics

Bernie Sanders’s Bold Economic Agenda Seeks to Transform Politics Bernie Sanders’s Bold Economic Agenda Seeks to Transform Politics

The senator has a twelve-point plan for getting the debate, and perhaps the movement, started.

Dec 3, 2014 / John Nichols

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