Economics

Dishonoring Reagan Dishonoring Reagan

The former president set in motion a sizable slice of the fantasies destroying America.

Feb 10, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Alexander Cockburn

It Takes a Village, Not a Tiger

It Takes a Village, Not a Tiger It Takes a Village, Not a Tiger

Whether you're a tiger mother, a soccer mom, a helicopter parent or something else, if you're not in poverty, then your kids will probably end up okay.

Feb 10, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt

And They Called It… And They Called It…

Reed reports on the Republicans’ efforts to prove that when it comes to climate change, the deficit and pretty much anything else, they can be both hostile and disrespectful.

Feb 10, 2011 / Eric Alterman

The Tiger Mama Syndrome The Tiger Mama Syndrome

The real dilemma in Amy Chua's book is how to survive in a world in which the slightest nonconformity risks landing you out of a job, a home, a life.

Feb 3, 2011 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

The Conservative Class War, Continued

The Conservative Class War, Continued The Conservative Class War, Continued

The assault on public employee unions is the next phase of a the forty-year campaign by the rich against the rest of us.

Feb 3, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman

The Pentagon Fraud Papers: Contractors That Defrauded DOD Were Rewarded With $285 Billion in New Contracts The Pentagon Fraud Papers: Contractors That Defrauded DOD Were Rewarded With $285 Billion in New Contracts

Vermont Senator Sanders wanted to know how the Pentagon deals with companies that defraud it. He demanded an accounting. Over a three-year period, contractors convicted o...

Feb 3, 2011 / John Nichols

Slide Show: 8 Corporations That Owe You Money

Slide Show: 8 Corporations That Owe You Money Slide Show: 8 Corporations That Owe You Money

On the 2008 campaign trail, Barack Obama pledged to close tax loopholes that allow the company’s wealthiest corporations shield profits in offshore havens, and early in his p…

Feb 3, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

White House to Push for Colombia Free Trade Treaty: Expect Body Count to Rise White House to Push for Colombia Free Trade Treaty: Expect Body Count to Rise

A Washington insider says to expect a push from White House to ratify the flawed Colombia Free Trade Treaty.  Also to be expected: rising body counts of trade unionists.

Feb 3, 2011 / Greg Grandin

Science, Yes. But Don’t Forget the Poor Science, Yes. But Don’t Forget the Poor

Obama must stand up and fight for the safety net. 

Feb 2, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Inequality Drives Egyptians to Streets, But Ours Worse Inequality Drives Egyptians to Streets, But Ours Worse

It's amazing what inequality can drive people to, eventually. Just look at Egypt.

Jan 31, 2011 / Laura Flanders

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