Economy

Representative-elect Bernie Sanders at an orientation for Congressional freshmen, November 28, 1990.

Bernie Sanders: No To Oligarchy Bernie Sanders: No To Oligarchy

While the middle class disappears and more Americans fall into poverty, the wealthiest people in our country are using their wealth and political power to protect their privileged ...

Jul 22, 2010 / Sen. Bernie Sanders

Making the Economy More Just Making the Economy More Just

Structural financial reform will come not through the sweep of a single piece of legislation, but with new innovative economic models that better reflect the democratic values of t...

Jul 22, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Grinches Who Stole Summer

The Grinches Who Stole Summer The Grinches Who Stole Summer

With their lock-step vote against extending unemployment benefits, the Republicans are indelibly marked as not only heartless but also frivolous.

Jul 21, 2010 / Robert Scheer

The Case For Elizabeth Warren The Case For Elizabeth Warren

As the bankers and corporate lobbyists fight to diminish new financial regulation, Elizabeth Warren—leading activist and thinker in favor of reform—should be the top co...

Jul 20, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Slide Show: Firestone’s ‘State Within a State’ in Liberia Slide Show: Firestone’s ‘State Within a State’ in Liberia

For over 85 years, Firestone’s massive rubber plantation in western Liberia has operated as a state within a state, not only serving as the second largest employer in a count…

Jul 19, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Great Hoarding Causing Great Hurt Great Hoarding Causing Great Hurt

When the balance between the powerful and the powerless gets this big what we need isn't sucking up (or standing back), it's standing tough.

Jul 15, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Deficits of Mass Destruction

Deficits of Mass Destruction Deficits of Mass Destruction

The Iraq War was never really about weapons of mass destruction, and the fight against the deficit is not actually about fiscal responsibility. It's a shell game for gutting the we...

Jul 15, 2010 / Chris Hayes

Ten Things to Foster Socially Responsible Corporations

Ten Things to Foster Socially Responsible Corporations Ten Things to Foster Socially Responsible Corporations

Multinational corporations can be a force for good in the global economy. Here's how.

Jul 15, 2010 / The Nation

The Breakdown: What Is The True Cost Of Gas?

The Breakdown: What Is The True Cost Of Gas? The Breakdown: What Is The True Cost Of Gas?

Imagine that the cost you pay at the pump reflected not only the cost of gas without all of the government tax breaks and subsidies to the oil industry but also the political, heal...

Jul 15, 2010 / Chris Hayes

Move Your BIG Money Move Your BIG Money

New York City union leaders are threatening to move their pensions to alternative financial institutions if big banks continue to just say no to Obama's mortgage modification progr...

Jul 15, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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