Economy

Give the Undocumented a Voice in the Election Give the Undocumented a Voice in the Election

STUDENT FINALIST: The harrowing irony of our current immigration system is that those who will be most affected by immigration policies can’t participate in the election process.

Oct 24, 2012 / StudentNation / Gabriel Matthew Schivone

John Nichols: Obama’s Own Five-Point Plan John Nichols: Obama’s Own Five-Point Plan

The president’s economic roadmap focuses on education. 

Oct 24, 2012 / Press Room

No, Jamie Dimon, Your Good Deeds Aren’t Being Punished No, Jamie Dimon, Your Good Deeds Aren’t Being Punished

The JP Morgan Chase CEO thinks that after receiving billions in government aid, his bank should also be legally immune. 

Oct 24, 2012 / George Zornick

The Inescapable Gender Wage Gap The Inescapable Gender Wage Gap

New evidence proves the sexist “mommy track” myth wrong.

Oct 24, 2012 / Bryce Covert

What Republicans Can Learn From the Cold War

What Republicans Can Learn From the Cold War What Republicans Can Learn From the Cold War

The realization that markets need government saved capitalism after World War II.

Oct 23, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Melvyn P. Leffler

Home Foreclosures Missing From Presidential Debates Home Foreclosures Missing From Presidential Debates

Fifteen million Americans are underwater on their mortgage payments, yet the presidential debates lacked a discussion about the housing crisis.

Oct 23, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny

John Nichols: Bain Capital Has Shut Down American Plants

John Nichols: Bain Capital Has Shut Down American Plants John Nichols: Bain Capital Has Shut Down American Plants

Romney’s profit-over-people policies will ship US jobs overseas. 

Oct 22, 2012 / Press Room

A Real Foreign Policy Debate Should Talk Trade and Human Rights A Real Foreign Policy Debate Should Talk Trade and Human Rights

Trade policy is about economics. But it’s also about human rights—and whether countries that claim to support freedom and fairness really do.

Oct 22, 2012 / John Nichols

Romney’s Recession Reaganomics Romney’s Recession Reaganomics

STUDENT FINALIST: With staggering unemployment, Romney’s trickle-down policies are the last thing the United States needs.

Oct 20, 2012 / StudentNation / Audrey Yu

Joblessness Is the Most Important Issue of the Election Joblessness Is the Most Important Issue of the Election

STUDENT WINNER: The president needs to reassure middle-class American that he has and will continue to combat long-term unemployment.

Oct 19, 2012 / StudentNation / Andrew Giambrone

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