Economics

Budget Agreement Reflects Reverse Class Warfare Budget Agreement Reflects Reverse Class Warfare

The new budget agreement disproportionally harms lower-income and middle-class Americans while asking no sacrifice from the rich and powerful.

Apr 12, 2011 / Ari Berman

Poverty in John Boehner’s District

Poverty in John Boehner’s District Poverty in John Boehner’s District

Fourteen percent of Speaker Boehner’s constituents live below the federal poverty line of $22,400 per year for a family of four. His budget targets these vulnerable people. ...

Apr 11, 2011 / Greg Kaufmann

Did the Media’s Budget Debate Frenzy Miss the Point? Did the Media’s Budget Debate Frenzy Miss the Point?

Last week, the media covered the budget debate like it was a basketball game.

Apr 11, 2011 / Press Room

Did the Media’s Budget Debate Frenzy Miss the Point? Did the Media’s Budget Debate Frenzy Miss the Point?

Last week, the media covered the budget debate like it was a basketball game.

Apr 11, 2011 / CNN

The Breakdown: What Can The Federal Reserve Do for You?

The Breakdown: What Can The Federal Reserve Do for You? The Breakdown: What Can The Federal Reserve Do for You?

Matthew Yglesias joins Chris Hayes to explain the vital role the Fed plays in managing the health of the economy.

Apr 8, 2011 / Chris Hayes

Paul Ryan’s Plan to Destroy Medicare

Paul Ryan’s Plan to Destroy Medicare Paul Ryan’s Plan to Destroy Medicare

The threatened government shutdown was averted, but Democrats agreed to $38 billion in budget cuts. Here's what we'll see in the next negotiations.

Apr 7, 2011 / The Editors

Katrina vanden Heuvel: It’s a Jobs Crisis, Not a Deficit Crisis Katrina vanden Heuvel: It’s a Jobs Crisis, Not a Deficit Crisis

The argument that tax cuts to wealthy will create jobs doesn't make sense.

Apr 7, 2011 / CNN

Swans and Zombies: Neoliberalism’s Permanent Contradiction Swans and Zombies: Neoliberalism’s Permanent Contradiction

Modern capital is in crisis, and neoliberalism, which redistributes wealth upward, keeps the zombie shambling forward, hungry and blindly grasping.

Apr 6, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Clover

America’s Class Problem America’s Class Problem

The delusion of a classless society in which opportunity is equally distributed is the most effective deception perpetrated by our moneyed elite.

Apr 6, 2011 / Robert Scheer

The Roots of the Côte d’Ivoire Crisis

The Roots of the Côte d’Ivoire Crisis The Roots of the Côte d’Ivoire Crisis

How the demand for chocolate—yes, chocolate!—helped fuel the country's civil war.

Apr 5, 2011 / Feature / James North

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