Swans and Zombies: Neoliberalism’s Permanent Contradiction Swans and Zombies: Neoliberalism’s Permanent Contradiction
Modern capital is in crisis, and neoliberalism, which redistributes wealth upward, keeps the zombie shambling forward, hungry and blindly grasping.
Apr 6, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Clover
America’s Class Problem America’s Class Problem
The delusion of a classless society in which opportunity is equally distributed is the most effective deception perpetrated by our moneyed elite.
Apr 6, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Kloppenburg Declares Victory Over Prosser in Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Kloppenburg Declares Victory Over Prosser in Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
First-time candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg declared victory in her bid to unseat a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice closely aligned with the union-busting governor Scott Walker.
Apr 6, 2011 / John Nichols
The Roots of the Côte d’Ivoire Crisis The Roots of the Côte d’Ivoire Crisis
How the demand for chocolate—yes, chocolate!—helped fuel the country's civil war.
Apr 5, 2011 / Feature / James North
Governor Walker’s Not on Wisconsin Ballot, But (Almost) Everyone’s Running Against Him Governor Walker’s Not on Wisconsin Ballot, But (Almost) Everyone’s Running Against Him
Even in contests for local posts, the message is: “Defend Madison (or Milwaukee, or Appleton, or Racine) against the assault from Scott Walker."
Apr 5, 2011 / John Nichols
Workers Fight Back Against More Than 700 Anti-Union Bills Workers Fight Back Against More Than 700 Anti-Union Bills
Nationwide, workers are pushing back against hundreds of anti-union bills and widespread budget cuts.
Apr 5, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
IU Community Joins NYC Seminar IU Community Joins NYC Seminar
Students in Indiana gathered to tune into a national teach-in holding corporations, banks and political parties responsible for the economic situation facing America today.
Apr 5, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation
National Teach-In Inspires a Fight Against ‘Corporatocracy’ National Teach-In Inspires a Fight Against ‘Corporatocracy’
Students gathered at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to participate in a national teach-in hosted by Frances Fox Piven and Cornel West.
Apr 5, 2011 / StudentNation / Robert Reynolds
From Memphis to Madison: Civil Rights, Labor Rights, Voting Rights From Memphis to Madison: Civil Rights, Labor Rights, Voting Rights
The Rev. Jesse Jackson makes the connection between struggles for collective bargaining rights in 1968 and 2011. And he urges the citizens of Wisconsin to honor Dr. King by vo...
Apr 5, 2011 / John Nichols
Bonuses for Bosses at Killer Corporations? Bonuses for Bosses at Killer Corporations?
Eleven workers dead, untold volumes of sea life poisoned and more than 200 million gallons of oil spilled into the sea. If that’s what a historically good safety ...
Apr 4, 2011 / Laura Flanders