Economy

18 Million Jobs by 2012 18 Million Jobs by 2012

The Obama administration's jobs proposals are on the right track, but the scope is nowhere near large enough for the crisis we face today.

Feb 18, 2010 / Feature / Robert Pollin

It’s Greek to Goldman Sachs It’s Greek to Goldman Sachs

"What is this Goldman Sachs and why has it caused us so much grief?" is a question they must be asking in even the most remote of Greek villages, as they are throughout much of thi...

Feb 17, 2010 / Column / Robert Scheer

Human Interest In Bank Practices Human Interest In Bank Practices

How much senior executives earn, in cash and stock, is public information. How they make it is public too. Trouble is, the two are barely brought together in reporting.

Feb 17, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Senator Mellencamp? Senator Mellencamp?

The guy who put populist politics on the charts with a song title "Pink Houses" John Mellencamp performed at the White House last week, as part of a program titled: "...

Feb 16, 2010 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols

Around The Nation Around The Nation

The Nation is excited to announce that our March 8th issue (which goes live at TheNation.com next Thursday) marks the debut of Melissa Harris-Lacewell's new column, Sister Citizen....

Feb 13, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The New Deal in Reverse The New Deal in Reverse

How could Barack Obama have ended up, one year later, where Franklin Delano Roosevelt began?

Feb 12, 2010 / Feature / Steve Fraser

The Robin Hood Tax The Robin Hood Tax

On Wednesday, British activists launched a major campaign to push Gordon Brown's government into adopting  a tiny tax that could raise hundreds of billions for public services...

Feb 12, 2010 / Peter Rothberg

The Breakdown: Stimulus Wins and Losses The Breakdown: Stimulus Wins and Losses

Almost one year after the stimulus bill was signed into law, Christopher Hayes, with special guest Josh Bivens of the Economic Policy Institute, assess its successes, failures and ...

Feb 12, 2010 / Chris Hayes

Slide Show: The Faces of the Media-Lobbying Complex Slide Show: The Faces of the Media-Lobbying Complex

A visual aid to recognize the talking heads of cable news that are leading double lives as paid lobbyists for corporations.

Feb 11, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Make CEOs Take Responsibility for Democracy-Warping Ads Make CEOs Take Responsibility for Democracy-Warping Ads

As someone who has written several books and dozens of major articles on judicial interventions in our politics, and who has covered literally hundreds of campaigns in every state ...

Feb 11, 2010 / John Nichols

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