Economy

Celebrating Woody Guthrie’s Birthday With Arlo and the Radical Version of ‘This Land…’ Celebrating Woody Guthrie’s Birthday With Arlo and the Radical Version of ‘This Land…’

In Wisconsin, union activists are joining Arlo Guthrie to sing the full version of "This Land Is Your Land" -- including the class-conscious, economic-justice lines.

Jul 14, 2011 / John Nichols

What Keeps Single Women from Saving for Retirement? What Keeps Single Women from Saving for Retirement?

Women's social roles—not to mention structural economic constraints—actually make it more expensive to be female in the United States. 

Jul 14, 2011 / MSNBC

What Was Obama’s Secret in Winning the Debt Standoff? What Was Obama’s Secret in Winning the Debt Standoff?

Some liberals argue Obama's three-dimensional chess is finally paying off.

Jul 13, 2011 / Ari Melber

Debt Ceiling Delusions

Debt Ceiling Delusions Debt Ceiling Delusions

Republicans walked away from a budget deal not because cuts weren’t steep enough but because they included tax increases on the wealthiest. If they’re drawing a line in...

Jul 13, 2011 / The Editors

Trading Against Colombia Trading Against Colombia

A new trade deal with Colombia will flood the country with cheap US agricultural products, devastating rural farmers.

Jul 13, 2011 / David Callahan and Lauren Damme

The GOP’s Sick Priorities The GOP’s Sick Priorities

How deceptive for politicians to stress “entitlements” when they talk about gutting Social Security and Medicare, two programs long paid for by their beneficiaries.&nbs...

Jul 13, 2011 / Robert Scheer

ALEC Exposed: Business Domination Inc. ALEC Exposed: Business Domination Inc.

Wisconsin is just one front in ALEC's most recent war against against revenue and labor unions, part of an ongoing mission to privatize everything.

Jul 12, 2011 / Feature / Joel Rogers and Laura Dresser

Ari Berman: The Public Cares About Jobs, Not the Debt Ceiling Ari Berman: The Public Cares About Jobs, Not the Debt Ceiling

Instead of growing the economy, both political parties have become obsessed with the debt crisis and ignored what the American people really want—jobs.

Jul 12, 2011 / MSNBC

Melissa Harris-Perry: Black Families Devastated by the Recession Melissa Harris-Perry: Black Families Devastated by the Recession

Melissa Harris-Perry explains the political history, and dangers, behind today's widening economic gap between the races.

Jul 12, 2011 / Press Room

Melissa Harris-Perry: Black Families Devastated by the Recession Melissa Harris-Perry: Black Families Devastated by the Recession

Melissa Harris-Perry explains the political history, and dangers, behind today's widening economic gap between the races.

Jul 12, 2011 / MSNBC

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