Will Top Obama Economist Fight for Jobs? Will Top Obama Economist Fight for Jobs?
Progressive economists applauded Obama's pick of Alan Krueger as chief economist, but warned that his ideas for job creation may be too little, too late.
Aug 30, 2011 / Ari Berman
Gar Alperovitz: America’s Massive Wealth Disparity Gar Alperovitz: America’s Massive Wealth Disparity
In the United States, the richest 400 people own more collective wealth than the bottom 150 million. As Alperovitz puts it, this is quite literally medieval.
Aug 29, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
Demanding Economic and Educational Reform in Chile Demanding Economic and Educational Reform in Chile
Hundreds of thousands of peaceful demonstrators participated in marches across Chile, united by the same desire: that the government would commit to working towards a quality, free...
Aug 26, 2011 / StudentNation / Brittany Peterson
Elizabeth Warren’s Suddenly Serious Senate Campaign Elizabeth Warren’s Suddenly Serious Senate Campaign
If the consumer activist wins she will become an essential spokesperson for progressive values in national economic, regulatory and fiscal policy debates.
Aug 26, 2011 / John Nichols
The Middle East’s Working-Class Revolutions? The Middle East’s Working-Class Revolutions?
The success of the insurgent movements throughout the region correlates well with the strength of organized labor.
Aug 24, 2011 / Feature / Joel Beinin
Daylight Robbery, Meet Nighttime Robbery Daylight Robbery, Meet Nighttime Robbery
The UK rioters know full well that their elites are looters too.
Aug 24, 2011 / Column / Naomi Klein
Obama’s Deal for the Bankers: Amnesty for the Indefensible Obama’s Deal for the Bankers: Amnesty for the Indefensible
They will get away with it, at least in this life. “They” are the Wall Street usurers, people of a sort condemned in Scripture, who have brought more misery to this nat...
Aug 24, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Feingold’s Next Campaign: Pushing DC Democrats to Oppose Cuts and Corporate Giveaways Feingold’s Next Campaign: Pushing DC Democrats to Oppose Cuts and Corporate Giveaways
The former senator is organizing a national push to get Democrats on the Congressional “super-committee” to commit to fight cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medica...
Aug 24, 2011 / John Nichols
Mitt Romney, Dark Prince of Oligarchy, Battles the Demons of Democracy Mitt Romney, Dark Prince of Oligarchy, Battles the Demons of Democracy
The GOP’s CEO candidate revealed his allegiances in the battle to disengage democracy with his declaration that “corporations are people, too, my friend."
Aug 20, 2011 / John Nichols
Jon Stewart Does Obama’s Job for Him Jon Stewart Does Obama’s Job for Him
Dismantling the right’s “class warfare” hysteria, Jon Stewart dares to speak the “p” word.
Aug 19, 2011 / Leslie Savan