Economy

Let Them Eat Bill Keller Let Them Eat Bill Keller

Funny, he doesn’t look like Marie Antoinette. But former New York Times Executive Editor Keller displays the arrogance of disoriented royal privilege.

Oct 20, 2011 / Robert Scheer

John Nichols: In Ohio, Are Right-Wingers Tearing Down the Progressive Infrastructure? John Nichols: In Ohio, Are Right-Wingers Tearing Down the Progressive Infrastructure?

As the movement to repeal Governor John Kasich's anti-union legislation gains ground, Republican out-of-state groups are flocking to Ohio to implement campaigns in support of the l...

Oct 19, 2011 / The Ed Show

Murdoch’s Accountability Moment Murdoch’s Accountability Moment

Rupert Murdoch meets his stockholders Friday amidst rising scrutiny from investors—and perhaps from the Justice Department.

Oct 19, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

King Versus the Tea Party: From the Poor People’s Campaign to Occupy King Versus the Tea Party: From the Poor People’s Campaign to Occupy

 Tea Party Congressman Allen West says of Occupy Wall Street: “Martin Luther King Jr. would not have backed these types of protesters." Kings history, and his ...

Oct 19, 2011 / John Nichols

OWS to Supercommittee: Accountability, Not Austerity!

OWS to Supercommittee: Accountability, Not Austerity! OWS to Supercommittee: Accountability, Not Austerity!

As the Congressional budget supercommittee deliberates, fiscal hawks are calling for “tough choices.” The 99 percent are demanding economic justice.

Oct 19, 2011 / The Editors

Organize and Occupy!

Organize and Occupy! Organize and Occupy!

Groups long committed to challenging inequality and the power of big banks are joining the Occupy movement, in a mutually reinforcing relationship.

Oct 19, 2011 / Stephen Lerner

How the Austerity Class Rules Washington

How the Austerity Class Rules Washington How the Austerity Class Rules Washington

A powerful, bipartisan coalition of deficit hawks has manufactured a center-right consensus that dominates the Beltway.

Oct 19, 2011 / Feature / Ari Berman

Is the Perfect Factory Possible?

Is the Perfect Factory Possible? Is the Perfect Factory Possible?

Anti-sweatshop activists are embracing Alta Gracia, a company that is going head-to-head with brands like Nike to sell socially responsible clothing on college campuses.

Oct 19, 2011 / Feature / Peter Dreier

Eve Ensler: Wall Street and Women’s Work

Eve Ensler: Wall Street and Women’s Work Eve Ensler: Wall Street and Women’s Work

How can women make their voices central to the debate that the Occupy movement has created?

Oct 19, 2011 / Francis Reynolds and Emily Douglas

How Liz Cheney Is Funding the War on Labor Rights in Ohio How Liz Cheney Is Funding the War on Labor Rights in Ohio

The former vice president's daughter leads a group that is pouring money into Ohio, hoping to prevent voters from overturning Governor John Kasich’s anti-labor legislation.

Oct 18, 2011 / John Nichols

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