Economy

This Week: The Beginning of the End in Afghanistan. PLUS: A Wal-Mart Economy This Week: The Beginning of the End in Afghanistan. PLUS: A Wal-Mart Economy

This week, four perspectives on President Obama's announcement on troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. Plus, a reaction to the Supreme Court's ruling in Dukes v. Wal-Mart, and a new ...

Jun 24, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Nurses March on Wall Street for Fair Taxes Nurses March on Wall Street for Fair Taxes

On June 22, several hundred nurses and progressive activists marched on Wall Street in New York demanding a new tax on financial transactions.  

Jun 24, 2011 / The Nation

Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Dan Coughlin on WikiLeaks Haiti

Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Dan Coughlin on WikiLeaks Haiti Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Dan Coughlin on WikiLeaks Haiti

The explosive diplomatic cables prove what many Haitians already knew about US and UN meddling in the country.

Jun 24, 2011 / The Nation

Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives: Tracking the WikiLeaks Haiti Cables Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives: Tracking the WikiLeaks Haiti Cables

Recently-released WikiLeaks cables reveal that Haiti's self-appointed guardians—the US, EU and UN—supported an election in the country despite obvious evidence that it ...

Jun 24, 2011 / Press Room

The Senate Hears Tales From the Struggling Middle Class The Senate Hears Tales From the Struggling Middle Class

The Senate heard emotional tales of struggling middle-class families Thursday—but it‘s not clear they can do anything about it.

Jun 23, 2011 / George Zornick

A Great Big Win for Labor and (Real) National Security: 40,000 TSA Screeners Go Union

A Great Big Win for Labor and (Real) National Security: 40,000 TSA Screeners Go Union A Great Big Win for Labor and (Real) National Security: 40,000 TSA Screeners Go Union

Republican senators and the right-wing echo chamber did everything they could to prevent unionization of airport screeners. The union drive succeeded anyway.

Jun 23, 2011 / John Nichols

Bill Clinton’s Legacy of Denial Bill Clinton’s Legacy of Denial

Does Bill Clinton still not grasp that the current economic crisis is in large measure his legacy?

Jun 22, 2011 / Robert Scheer

Next Steps Against Wal-Mart After Supreme Court Defeat Next Steps Against Wal-Mart After Supreme Court Defeat

Liza Featherstone explains how Wal-Mart systematically discriminates against women, resists unionization and underpays its workers.

Jun 21, 2011 / Press Room

Nation Conversations: Rose Ann DeMoro on Demanding a Decent Standard of Living For All Americans

Nation Conversations: Rose Ann DeMoro on Demanding a Decent Standard of Living For All Americans Nation Conversations: Rose Ann DeMoro on Demanding a Decent Standard of Living For All Americans

Rose Ann DeMoro discusses the Mainstreet Contract for America, a new activist movement inspired by nurses but extending to everyone.

Jun 21, 2011 / The Nation

‘Dukes v. Wal-Mart’ and the Limits of Legal Change ‘Dukes v. Wal-Mart’ and the Limits of Legal Change

The Supreme Court ruling is a victory for mega-corporations everywhere and a sign that justice for women and workers can't be won in the courts alone.

Jun 21, 2011 / Liza Featherstone

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