Economy

Say No to Nukes in the Stimulus Package Say No to Nukes in the Stimulus Package

The nuclear power industry has dropped a $50 billion bomb into the Senate version of Obama's stimulus package for projects Wall Street wouldn't finance when it was flush.

Feb 5, 2009 / Feature / Harvey Wasserman

The Nation’s Chris Hayes on Gary Gensler The Nation’s Chris Hayes on Gary Gensler

Nation editor Chris Hayes examines the record of Obama's CFTC pick Gary Gensler and the rest of the president's economic team.

Feb 5, 2009 / Countdown

France in the Streets France in the Streets

In cities and towns across France, people are calling for an in-depth economic revamping that favors the working class.

Feb 4, 2009 / Marc Perelman

Biden v. Summers Biden v. Summers

As Larry Summers takes a dominant role in crafting economic policy, it's up to Joe Biden to protect the interests of the middle class.

Feb 4, 2009 / Chris Hayes

All of Them Must Go All of Them Must Go

As cities around the world are rocked with protests, it's clear governments that respond to economic crisis with the discredited free-market agenda will not survive.

Feb 4, 2009 / Column / Naomi Klein

The Kindness of Strangers The Kindness of Strangers

The global economic crisis is showing how wishful was the notion that philanthropy could save the world.

Feb 4, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Jobless in America Jobless in America

Listen to the voices of the newly unemployed, as they tell their stories, vent their frustrations and share ideas of what government must do to help.

Feb 4, 2009 / Feature / Our Readers and Nicholas von Hoffman

Crash Landings: Paul Krugman’s Depression Economics Crash Landings: Paul Krugman’s Depression Economics

Reviewing Paul Krugman's visionary book The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008.

Feb 4, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Bernard Avishai

Sen. Sanders Slams Corporate CEO Bonuses Sen. Sanders Slams Corporate CEO Bonuses

What are President Obama and Congress doing to curb Wall Street greed? Vermont's progressive senator weighs in.

Feb 4, 2009 / The Rachel Maddow Show

Wall Street in Washington Wall Street in Washington

Of the three tax-challenged Obama appointees, only Timothy Geithner has survived. Is that luck or is there still something special about being from Wall Street?

Feb 4, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

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