Economy

AFL’s Trumka on Pols Selling Out Workers: ‘I’ve Had a Snootful of This S**t!’ AFL’s Trumka on Pols Selling Out Workers: ‘I’ve Had a Snootful of This S**t!’

“We can’t simply build the power of any political party or any candidate. For too long we’ve been left after the election holding a canceled check and asking some...

Jun 8, 2011 / John Nichols

Rethinking GDP: Why We Must Broaden Our Measures of Economic Success

Rethinking GDP: Why We Must Broaden Our Measures of Economic Success Rethinking GDP: Why We Must Broaden Our Measures of Economic Success

Relying so heavily on GDP as a measure of economic health is like removing all of the gauges on a car’s dashboard except the speedometer.

Jun 8, 2011 / Dirk Philipsen

Swipe Fee Showdown in the Senate: Big Business vs. Big Business

Swipe Fee Showdown in the Senate: Big Business vs. Big Business Swipe Fee Showdown in the Senate: Big Business vs. Big Business

Wall Street is poised to lose a major battle in Washington today—but only because another enormous industry chose to take it on.

Jun 8, 2011 / George Zornick

The Bernanke Scandal: Full-Frontal Cluelessness The Bernanke Scandal: Full-Frontal Cluelessness

How I wish that Ben Bernanke would get caught e-mailing photos of his underwear-clad groin.

Jun 8, 2011 / Robert Scheer

Slide Show: 16 Bold Ideas for a New Economy Slide Show: 16 Bold Ideas for a New Economy

A slide show of ways we can mend our broken system.

Jun 8, 2011 / The Nation

Nation Conversations: Mark Sorkin and William Greider on Reimagining Capitalism Nation Conversations: Mark Sorkin and William Greider on Reimagining Capitalism

The political and economic system is broken. It's time we step back and rethink how we can make capitalism work for us.

Jun 8, 2011 / The Nation

Nation Conversations: Barbara Dudley on Oregon’s Efforts to Create a State Bank Nation Conversations: Barbara Dudley on Oregon’s Efforts to Create a State Bank

How Oregon is attempting to follow in North Dakota's footsteps by pushing forward a bill to establish a publicly-owned bank.

Jun 8, 2011 / The Nation

How Would You Reimagine Capitalism?

How Would You Reimagine Capitalism? How Would You Reimagine Capitalism?

Send us your proposal on how we can reinvent American capitalism.

Jun 8, 2011 / The Nation

Bye Bayh: Vice Presidential Aspirant Becomes K Street Sellout Bye Bayh: Vice Presidential Aspirant Becomes K Street Sellout

Evan Bayh was once a possible vice presidential candidate for Obama. Now he’s a hired gun for big business.

Jun 7, 2011 / Ari Berman

Russ Feingold’s March With Workers Stirs Talk of a Political Comeback Russ Feingold’s March With Workers Stirs Talk of a Political Comeback

The former senator's renewed public profile has progressives talking about an open Senate seat or a recall election against Governor Walker.

Jun 7, 2011 / John Nichols

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