Economics

Thom Hartmann: Creating a Progressive America

Thom Hartmann: Creating a Progressive America Thom Hartmann: Creating a Progressive America

Average Americans are watching their country dissolve in front of them, and it will take grassroots mobilization on both the Left and Right to assess and address the systemic dysfu...

Oct 20, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions

OWS to Supercommittee: Accountability, Not Austerity!

OWS to Supercommittee: Accountability, Not Austerity! OWS to Supercommittee: Accountability, Not Austerity!

As the Congressional budget supercommittee deliberates, fiscal hawks are calling for “tough choices.” The 99 percent are demanding economic justice.

Oct 19, 2011 / The Editors

How the Austerity Class Rules Washington

How the Austerity Class Rules Washington How the Austerity Class Rules Washington

A powerful, bipartisan coalition of deficit hawks has manufactured a center-right consensus that dominates the Beltway.

Oct 19, 2011 / Feature / Ari Berman

Bernie Sanders: Creating a Progressive America Bernie Sanders: Creating a Progressive America

 Why is poverty invisible in the US?

Oct 17, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions

Why Cornel West Was Arrested in Memory of Martin Luther King Jr., in Support of Occupy Movement Why Cornel West Was Arrested in Memory of Martin Luther King Jr., in Support of Occupy Movement

 On the day the King memorial was dedicated, Dr. Cornel West was arrested on the steps of the Supreme Court.

Oct 17, 2011 / John Nichols

Budgeting for the 99 Percent Budgeting for the 99 Percent

America is not broke. But it has broken priorities. The Congressional Progressive Caucus has the right fix: save trillions, put Americans back to work and protect Medicare, Medicai...

Oct 15, 2011 / John Nichols

Obama Is Wrong, Wrong, Wrong About Free Trade Obama Is Wrong, Wrong, Wrong About Free Trade

Signing new deals with South Korea, Panama and Colombia is bad economics and bad politics.

Oct 13, 2011 / John Nichols

Mr. Friedman, Meet Mr. Obama

Mr. Friedman, Meet Mr. Obama Mr. Friedman, Meet Mr. Obama

The New York Times columnist faults President Obama for failing to do… exactly what he did.

Oct 12, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman

Will Occupy Wall Street’s Spark Reshape Our Politics?

Will Occupy Wall Street’s Spark Reshape Our Politics? Will Occupy Wall Street’s Spark Reshape Our Politics?

Occupy Wall Street is growing, and it’s already changing the center of gravity of our politics.

Oct 11, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Flat-lining the Middle Class: Economic Numbers to Die For Flat-lining the Middle Class: Economic Numbers to Die For

Life support for our economy is nowhere close to arriving. One lost decade may have ended, but the next one has likely only begun.

Oct 6, 2011 / Andy Kroll

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