Economics

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Politics of Basketball

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Politics of Basketball This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Politics of Basketball

“College basketball is, as it was ten years ago, a maggoty mess of moral hypocrisy, out-and-out dishonesty, side-of-the-mouth connivery.”

Jun 8, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Denying a Head Start in Washington State

Denying a Head Start in Washington State Denying a Head Start in Washington State

Head Start cuts in Washington State show just how dumb and shortsighted the sequester is.

Jun 7, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

This Week in Poverty: American Winter Arrives at Capitol Hill

This Week in Poverty: American Winter Arrives at Capitol Hill This Week in Poverty: American Winter Arrives at Capitol Hill

Three Oregonians testifed in the Senate about the lives of the working poor and the state of the American Dream.

Jun 7, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

Dirtying White Dirtying White

Why does Benn Steil’s history of Bretton Woods distort the ideas of Harry Dexter White?

Jun 5, 2013 / Books & the Arts / James M. Boughton

Frank Lautenberg, the Last of the New Deal Liberals

Frank Lautenberg, the Last of the New Deal Liberals Frank Lautenberg, the Last of the New Deal Liberals

The Senate’s last World War II veteran, who has died at age 89, fought for big, bold government investments in jobs and infrastructure. And he was right to do so.

Jun 3, 2013 / John Nichols

This Week in Poverty: Taking On Sallie Mae and the Cost of Education

This Week in Poverty: Taking On Sallie Mae and the Cost of Education This Week in Poverty: Taking On Sallie Mae and the Cost of Education

Student groups and their allies confronted Sallie Mae at its annual shareholders meeting yesterday. 

May 31, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

Congress Is Still in Wall Street’s Pocket

Congress Is Still in Wall Street’s Pocket Congress Is Still in Wall Street’s Pocket

The Republicans, with the exception of a few die-hard libertarians, always do the bidding of the banks that finance them, but the Democrats are just as eager to pig out at the bank...

May 28, 2013 / Robert Scheer

This Week in Poverty: Homeowners Take the Foreclosure Fight to the DOJ

This Week in Poverty: Homeowners Take the Foreclosure Fight to the DOJ This Week in Poverty: Homeowners Take the Foreclosure Fight to the DOJ

When will the feds bring big banks to justice?

May 24, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

This Week in Poverty: Fighting Poverty Through Wall Street Accountability

This Week in Poverty: Fighting Poverty Through Wall Street Accountability This Week in Poverty: Fighting Poverty Through Wall Street Accountability

Are big banks the next frontier in the anti-poverty crusade?

May 17, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Abundance and the Basic Income Guarantee

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Abundance and the Basic Income Guarantee This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Abundance and the Basic Income Guarantee

The economist and futurist Robert Theobald argued in 1963 that technological changes could prove detrimental to American society if not adequately harnessed.

May 11, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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