Economics

Walmart Cuts Off ‘Brief Courtship’ With Warehouse Worker Group

Walmart Cuts Off ‘Brief Courtship’ With Warehouse Worker Group Walmart Cuts Off ‘Brief Courtship’ With Warehouse Worker Group

After an initial meeting, Walmart has told a union-backed warehouse workers group it decided to break it off.

Jan 17, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

Is the Global Economic Establishment Taking a Progressive Turn?

Is the Global Economic Establishment Taking a Progressive Turn? Is the Global Economic Establishment Taking a Progressive Turn?

A recent conference at the influential Peterson Institute began to acknowledge inhumanities that globilization boosters have long ignored.

Jan 15, 2013 / William Greider

Why Bernie Sanders Objects to Obama’s Treasury Nominee Why Bernie Sanders Objects to Obama’s Treasury Nominee

&qlduo;We need a treasury secretary who is prepared to stand up to corporate America and their powerful lobbyists and fight for policies that protect the working families in our co...

Jan 11, 2013 / John Nichols

This Week in Poverty: Smiley Calls for White House Conference on US Poverty

This Week in Poverty: Smiley Calls for White House Conference on US Poverty This Week in Poverty: Smiley Calls for White House Conference on US Poverty

It's the broadcaster's latest effort to focus national attention on poverty in America.

Jan 11, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

Warren to AIG: You’re on Notice

Warren to AIG: You’re on Notice Warren to AIG: You’re on Notice

The new senator from Massachusetts has the savvy and guts to take on big (and ungrateful) finance. 

Jan 10, 2013 / William Greider

Twelve Questions Progressives Should Ask Jack Lew

Twelve Questions Progressives Should Ask Jack Lew Twelve Questions Progressives Should Ask Jack Lew

Obama’s nominee for Treasury Secretary has spent the better part of four decades going back and forth through the revolving door from Washington to Wall Street. Which si...

Jan 10, 2013 / John Nichols

An Alternative to Austerity

An Alternative to Austerity An Alternative to Austerity

In the looming debt-ceiling fight, progressives must make the case for protecting social programs, raising revenues and cutting the Pentagon budget.

Jan 9, 2013 / The Editors

Want Pentagon Cuts? Make Barney Frank a Senator

Want Pentagon Cuts? Make Barney Frank a Senator Want Pentagon Cuts? Make Barney Frank a Senator

The former congressman, who wants an interim appointment to the Senate, says the Department of Defense “could get by with a lot less.”

Jan 9, 2013 / John Nichols

AIG Investors Break the World Record for Arrogance

AIG Investors Break the World Record for Arrogance AIG Investors Break the World Record for Arrogance

Shareholders are suing the federal government for rescuing their company from collapse. The ever-grateful corporate board could join them.

Jan 8, 2013 / William Greider

A White House Meeting With Low-Income Americans

A White House Meeting With Low-Income Americans A White House Meeting With Low-Income Americans

It's one thing for the president to meet with advocates. It’s another to give lower-income people the opportunity to tell their own stories.

Jan 8, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

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