Economics

Making the Economy More Just Making the Economy More Just

Structural financial reform will come not through the sweep of a single piece of legislation, but with new innovative economic models that better reflect the democratic values of t...

Jul 22, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Case For Elizabeth Warren The Case For Elizabeth Warren

As the bankers and corporate lobbyists fight to diminish new financial regulation, Elizabeth Warren—leading activist and thinker in favor of reform—should be the top co...

Jul 20, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Great Hoarding Causing Great Hurt Great Hoarding Causing Great Hurt

When the balance between the powerful and the powerless gets this big what we need isn't sucking up (or standing back), it's standing tough.

Jul 15, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Deficits of Mass Destruction

Deficits of Mass Destruction Deficits of Mass Destruction

The Iraq War was never really about weapons of mass destruction, and the fight against the deficit is not actually about fiscal responsibility. It's a shell game for gutting the we...

Jul 15, 2010 / Chris Hayes

Move Your BIG Money Move Your BIG Money

New York City union leaders are threatening to move their pensions to alternative financial institutions if big banks continue to just say no to Obama's mortgage modification progr...

Jul 15, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Feingold Will Vote Against Financial Services Reform Bill Feingold Will Vote Against Financial Services Reform Bill

Obama claims the legislation soon to be voted on in the Senate will prevent future financial meltdowns. But the Wisconsin Democrat says that simply is not the case.

Jul 14, 2010 / John Nichols

Has Obama Delivered on Healthcare Reform? Has Obama Delivered on Healthcare Reform?

Eric Alterman asks, should Americans be proud of what Obama has done so far, or has he succeeded only in passing weak reforms?

Jul 13, 2010 / MSNBC

Two More Candidates for the McChrystal Treatment Two More Candidates for the McChrystal Treatment

At this point, the only way the economy is going to turn around is if Obama's economic hotshots grant professionally damaging interviews to journalists who won't paper over their m...

Jul 7, 2010 / Robert Scheer

Equal Obliviousness, Not Equal Rights Equal Obliviousness, Not Equal Rights

Although pundits galore like to do it—a lot—it makes no sense to lump the sexes into undifferentiated groups.

Jul 1, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Wanted: One GOP Vote for Unemployment Benefits Wanted: One GOP Vote for Unemployment Benefits

Failure to extend unemployment benefits is a problem created by both the GOP and the democratic Congress, Laura Flanders and Tim Carney explain on The Ed Show, guest hosted by Ch...

Jul 1, 2010 / Press Room

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