Economy

The Tea Party and Goldman Sachs: A Love Story The Tea Party and Goldman Sachs: A Love Story

Face it. We live in two nations, sharply divided by an enormous economic chasm between the super-rich and everyone else. 

Jul 6, 2011 / Robert Scheer

Budget Battles Force One-Sided Compromises

Budget Battles Force One-Sided Compromises Budget Battles Force One-Sided Compromises

The government calls for “shared sacrifice” during the budget wars—but only one side ends up losing out.

Jul 6, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny

What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Jobs What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Jobs

How racism, global economics, and the New Jim Crow fuel black America’s crippling jobs crisis.

Jul 5, 2011 / Andy Kroll

Medicare’s Still Delivering After 45 Years; The Only Serious Threat to Its Future Is Paul Ryan Medicare’s Still Delivering After 45 Years; The Only Serious Threat to Its Future Is Paul Ryan

Medicare and Medicaid are strong and necessary programs. The only real threat they face comes from House Budget Committee chair Paul Ryan and Republicans who would voucherize ...

Jul 2, 2011 / John Nichols

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: Why Is Tim DeChristopher Going to Jail While Massey Energy’s CEO Walks Free? Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: Why Is Tim DeChristopher Going to Jail While Massey Energy’s CEO Walks Free?

Amidst corporate dominance and catacyclisismic suffering, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. says that we are once again on the verge of losing our democracy.

Jul 1, 2011 / The Nation

This Week: Debt-Ceiling Theatrics. PLUS: The Nation’s Summer Reading Picks! This Week: Debt-Ceiling Theatrics. PLUS: The Nation’s Summer Reading Picks!

 This week, reckless Republicans and their debt-ceiling theatrics. Plus, The Nation's Summer reading picks.

Jul 1, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Nation Conversations: Emily Douglas and Bryce Covert on the Childcare Dilemma

Nation Conversations: Emily Douglas and Bryce Covert on the Childcare Dilemma Nation Conversations: Emily Douglas and Bryce Covert on the Childcare Dilemma

Domestic workers need rights—but can the families that employ them afford what they’ll cost?

Jul 1, 2011 / The Nation

Budget Nightmares: Government Shutdowns, Slashed Tax Credits Budget Nightmares: Government Shutdowns, Slashed Tax Credits

It seems like states operate in one of two modes: paralysis or aggressive punishment of the poor. 

Jul 1, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny

Schools Out as British Teachers Strike Over Pension Cuts Schools Out as British Teachers Strike Over Pension Cuts

The Conservative goverment's use of Greece as a boogie-man to justify public-sector cuts looks increasingly bankrupt. Someone tell Ed Miliband.

Jul 1, 2011 / D.D. Guttenplan

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: Creating a New Deal for Today Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: Creating a New Deal for Today

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. says that progressives must fight to preserve the achievements of the Progressive Era and the New Deal—and renew the old struggle against corporate tyr...

Jun 30, 2011 / The Nation

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