Economy

Science, Yes. But Don’t Forget the Poor Science, Yes. But Don’t Forget the Poor

Obama must stand up and fight for the safety net. 

Feb 2, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Inequality Drives Egyptians to Streets, But Ours Worse Inequality Drives Egyptians to Streets, But Ours Worse

It's amazing what inequality can drive people to, eventually. Just look at Egypt.

Jan 31, 2011 / Laura Flanders

Setting the Story Straight on Snow ‘Slowdown’ Setting the Story Straight on Snow ‘Slowdown’

It's worth noting, while New Yorkers dig ourselves out from another snowstorm, that the story that went rocketing around the media after the first major snowstorm of the year, of a...

Jan 27, 2011 / Laura Flanders

Boom Town and Bust City: A Tale of Two New Yorks

Boom Town and Bust City: A Tale of Two New Yorks Boom Town and Bust City: A Tale of Two New Yorks

Wall Street is rolling in cash again, but the rest of the city is still stuck in the Great Recession.

Jan 27, 2011 / Feature / Lizzy Ratner

Stockton Goes Bust

Stockton Goes Bust Stockton Goes Bust

In California's Central Valley, the collapse of the housing bubble is causing acute misery.

Jan 27, 2011 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Winning the Future?

Winning the Future? Winning the Future?

Was Obama’s appeal to US competitiveness just about beating the Chinese and Indians—or doing right by Americans?

Jan 27, 2011 / The Editors

At White House, Axelrod Outlines Obama’s Post-SOTU Strategy At White House, Axelrod Outlines Obama’s Post-SOTU Strategy

The president's adviser offered few specifics of how the president planned to make promised new investments while observing a five-year domestic spending freeze.

Jan 27, 2011 / Ari Berman

Hogwash, Mr. President Hogwash, Mr. President

What is the state of the union? You certainly couldn’t tell from that platitudinous hogwash that the president dished out.

Jan 26, 2011 / Robert Scheer

Obama Reassures Democrats (Mostly) in SOTU Address

Obama Reassures Democrats (Mostly) in SOTU Address Obama Reassures Democrats (Mostly) in SOTU Address

By outlining new investments and pledging to strengthen Social Security, President Obama mostly reassured Democratic supporters in his speech. Now can he make it happen?

Jan 26, 2011 / Ari Berman

Obama, You Had Me At ‘Doubling Our Exports by 2014’ Obama, You Had Me At ‘Doubling Our Exports by 2014’

Obama's State of the Union speech did a lot right, but got one thing curiously wrong.

Jan 26, 2011 / Ari Melber

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