Economics

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 Chri...

Jul 1, 2010 / The Ed Show

Battling the Banksters

Battling the Banksters Battling the Banksters

This is not the end of reform; it's the beginning of a promising struggle to cut the financial sector down to tolerable dimensions and reduced power.

Jun 30, 2010 / William Greider

Dangerous Experiment for Deficit Hawks Dangerous Experiment for Deficit Hawks

David Leonhardt, writing in the New York Times, quotes source after source saying, "The world’s rich countries are now conducting a dangerous experiment."

Jun 30, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Inequality in America

Inequality in America Inequality in America

And what to do about it. A Nation forum, featuring Robert Reich, Dean Baker, Katherine Newman, David Pedulla, Orlando Patterson, Jeff Madrick and Matt Yglesias.

Jun 30, 2010 / Feature / Various Contributors

Unjust Spoils

Unjust Spoils Unjust Spoils

Surging inequality, not Wall Street banditry, is the underlying cause of the Great Recession.

Jun 30, 2010 / Feature / Robert B. Reich

The Right Prescription for an Ailing Economy The Right Prescription for an Ailing Economy

Developing policy solutions to reduce inequality is not difficult. Mustering political will to enact them is.

Jun 30, 2010 / Feature / Dean Baker

An Unequal-Opportunity Recession

An Unequal-Opportunity Recession An Unequal-Opportunity Recession

The distribution of damage done by the Great Recession is not equal. African-Americans, men and low-skilled workers have been hardest hit.

Jun 30, 2010 / Feature / Katherine S. Newman and David Pedulla

American Incomes: Soaring or Static American Incomes: Soaring or Static

Addressing wage stagnation should be the country's top priority.

Jun 30, 2010 / Feature / Jeff Madrick

The Chinese Aren’t Coming The Chinese Aren’t Coming

Peace has descended on the most contentious point of conflict between East and West for the past six decades, the standoff between Taiwan and mainland China—but don’t ...

Jun 30, 2010 / Robert Scheer

Sticking the Public With the Bill for the Bankers’ Crisis Sticking the Public With the Bill for the Bankers’ Crisis

Faced with the effects of a crisis created by the world's wealthiest, the heads of state gathered at the G20 decided to stick the poorest people in their countries with the bill.

Jun 28, 2010 / Naomi Klein

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