Economy

Socking It to the States Socking It to the States

Sentient observers know that American state and local governments face a historic crisis--that they are cutting vital services and raising taxes, mainly on those already most s...

May 22, 2003 / Feature / James K. Galbraith

An Energy/Jobs Program An Energy/Jobs Program

America needs jobs, and working families are hurting. At the same time, the war in Iraq has heightened awareness of our dependence on foreign oil and the vulnerability of our e...

May 22, 2003 / Bracken Hendricks

Wal-Mart Bans Maxim, Stuff and FHM Wal-Mart Bans Maxim, Stuff and FHM

Now Wal-Mart's banned those mags for lads But so far hasn't banned the scads Of other soft-core porn on view-- Like busty dolls that do kung fu,

May 15, 2003 / Column / Calvin Trillin

And the Poor Pay Taxes… And the Poor Pay Taxes…

Just in case you didn't have a clue who George W.

May 15, 2003 / Roy Ulrich

Paying for Apartheid Paying for Apartheid

Two major lawsuits--filed in the United States against multinational corporations including GM, IBM and Citigroup for aiding and abetting apartheid--are at a critical juncture.

May 15, 2003 / John S. Friedman

Hubris Unbound Hubris Unbound

See also Tim Shorrock's March 2002 story for The Nation on the Carlyle Group.

May 8, 2003 / Feature / Tim Shorrock

Letter From Silicon Valley Letter From Silicon Valley

As unemployment soars, many workers are rethinking their libertarian views.

May 8, 2003 / Feature / Rebecca Vesely

SARS and Inequality SARS and Inequality

Over the past few months, yet another epidemic has come to trouble our unhappy world. Shortly after SARS was identified, the entire globe was put on notice.

May 8, 2003 / Paul Farmer

Scandal on Scandal Scandal on Scandal

The best names in Wall Street, who besmirched themselves with double-dealing stock-market scandals, were finally "punished" recently, and the miscreants could not contain their...

May 8, 2003 / The Editors

Labor’s Cold War Labor’s Cold War

Freshly unearthed documents may force the AFL-CIO to face up to past betrayals.

May 1, 2003 / Feature / Tim Shorrock

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