The Robin Hood Tax The Robin Hood Tax
On Wednesday, British activists launched a major campaign to push Gordon Brown's government into adopting a tiny tax that could raise hundreds of billions for public services...
Feb 12, 2010 / Peter Rothberg
Hypocritical Republicans Hypocritical Republicans
Nation DC Editor Chris Hayes explains why Republicans have been spewing criticisms of the stimulus money while simultaneously supporting the achievements it has made in their own s...
Feb 11, 2010 / The Rachel Maddow Show
Wall Street Wants a Refund Wall Street Wants a Refund
"Buyer's remorse" is the way John Cornyn, the Senate Republicans' fundraiser, gleefully refers to Wall Street moguls' current disenchantment with the US president they th...
Feb 10, 2010 / Column / Robert Scheer
The (Il)legality of Unpaid Internships The (Il)legality of Unpaid Internships
Not being paid for work is illegal, so why aren’t unpaid internships?
Feb 3, 2010 / StudentNation / Morgan Ashenfelter
Volcker Rules Volcker Rules
Obama's endorsement of what he calls the 'Volcker Rule' for once puts him squarely on the side of ordinary Americans as opposed to the banking bandits who have so thoroughly fleece...
Feb 3, 2010 / Column / Robert Scheer
Groundhog’s Day Budgeting: Again, Obama Underfunds Job Growth Groundhog’s Day Budgeting: Again, Obama Underfunds Job Growth
The 2009 stimulus bill that was supposed to spur job creation at a sufficient rate to prevent double-digit unemployment might have done so if it had been approved at the level and ...
Feb 1, 2010 / John Nichols
Prankly, My Dear, They Don’t Give a Damn Prankly, My Dear, They Don’t Give a Damn
You know how you can tell the Age of Reagan has ended? Because at his State of the Union address, Barack Obama didn't do any of those ordinary-folks-who-make-a-difference shout-out...
Jan 29, 2010 / Leslie Savan
A Cold Day in Washington A Cold Day in Washington
A freeze on discretionary spending may poll well, but it endorses ignorance of how the federal government spends its money.
Jan 28, 2010 / Chris Hayes
Geithner’s AIG Bailout Geithner’s AIG Bailout
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was summoned to testify before the House yesterday to answer two questions: why did he sign off on AIG paying full value on insurance for bad as...
Jan 28, 2010 / Feature / Greg Kaufmann
Shelf Life Shelf Life
Joseph Stiglitz's Freefall, Mark Weiss's The Whole Island and Robert Darnton's The Case for Books.
Jan 28, 2010 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella