Economics

Open Source Politics: Safeguarding the Free Flow of Information Open Source Politics: Safeguarding the Free Flow of Information

We need an “open information” policy to combat corporate abuse of intellectual property laws and encourage the sharing of ideas.

Jun 8, 2011 / Joe Costello

Rethinking GDP: Why We Must Broaden Our Measures of Economic Success

Rethinking GDP: Why We Must Broaden Our Measures of Economic Success Rethinking GDP: Why We Must Broaden Our Measures of Economic Success

Relying so heavily on GDP as a measure of economic health is like removing all of the gauges on a car’s dashboard except the speedometer.

Jun 8, 2011 / Dirk Philipsen

The Bernanke Scandal: Full-Frontal Cluelessness The Bernanke Scandal: Full-Frontal Cluelessness

How I wish that Ben Bernanke would get caught e-mailing photos of his underwear-clad groin.

Jun 8, 2011 / Robert Scheer

Slide Show: 16 Bold Ideas for a New Economy Slide Show: 16 Bold Ideas for a New Economy

A slide show of ways we can mend our broken system.

Jun 8, 2011 / The Nation

Nation Conversations: Mark Sorkin and William Greider on Reimagining Capitalism Nation Conversations: Mark Sorkin and William Greider on Reimagining Capitalism

The political and economic system is broken. It's time we step back and rethink how we can make capitalism work for us.

Jun 8, 2011 / The Nation

Nation Conversations: Barbara Dudley on Oregon’s Efforts to Create a State Bank Nation Conversations: Barbara Dudley on Oregon’s Efforts to Create a State Bank

How Oregon is attempting to follow in North Dakota's footsteps by pushing forward a bill to establish a publicly-owned bank.

Jun 8, 2011 / The Nation

How Would You Reimagine Capitalism?

How Would You Reimagine Capitalism? How Would You Reimagine Capitalism?

Send us your proposal on how we can reinvent American capitalism.

Jun 8, 2011 / The Nation

Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Ari Berman on Elizabeth Warren and the CFPB Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Ari Berman on Elizabeth Warren and the CFPB

Why does the bank lobby and the politicians in its pocket feel so threatened by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?

Jun 2, 2011 / The Nation

The Bank Lobby Steps Up Its Attack on Elizabeth Warren

The Bank Lobby Steps Up Its Attack on Elizabeth Warren The Bank Lobby Steps Up Its Attack on Elizabeth Warren

The new consumer protection bureau’s mission is to make it easier for consumers to understand financial fine print. So why are bankers so scared?

Jun 1, 2011 / Feature / Ari Berman

WikiLeaks Haiti: The Nation Partners With Haïti Liberté on Release of Secret Haiti Cables

WikiLeaks Haiti: The Nation Partners With Haïti Liberté on Release of Secret Haiti Cables WikiLeaks Haiti: The Nation Partners With Haïti Liberté on Release of Secret Haiti Cables

Leaked documents provide an extraordinary glimpse of US maneuvering in Haiti from before the 2004 coup through the devastating 2010 earthquake.

Jun 1, 2011 / The Editors

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