Getting Tough on Exploitation Getting Tough on Exploitation
Vigorously enforcing labor law and stopping the crackdown on the nation's undocumented immigrants can boost the American economy.
Nov 17, 2009 / Amy Traub
Solution to Unemployment: Pay People to Work Shorter Hours Solution to Unemployment: Pay People to Work Shorter Hours
There is an easy way to get unemployed workers back to work: pay them to work shorter hours.
Nov 17, 2009 / Dean Baker
Financial Crisis Inquiry Kicks into High Gear Financial Crisis Inquiry Kicks into High Gear
Americans want to know what went wrong during last year's economic meltdown. The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission will find the answers.
Nov 16, 2009 / Feature / Greg Kaufmann
More Deficit Idiocy: Politico Edition More Deficit Idiocy: Politico Edition
The discussion about deficits and debt in Washington is so colossally stupid and disingenuous that even engaging it makes me despair. But today's Politico so expertly packages toge...
Nov 13, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Copenhagen: Seattle Grows Up Copenhagen: Seattle Grows Up
In Copenhagen, activists won't just say no--they will aggressively advance solutions that reduce emissions and narrow inequity.
Nov 11, 2009 / Column / Naomi Klein
A Year of Obama A Year of Obama
Since the president took office, his administration has yielded one surrender after another.
Nov 11, 2009 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
The Money Man’s Best Friend The Money Man’s Best Friend
Blue Dog Democrats are undermining prospects for financial-industry regulation and reform.
Nov 11, 2009 / Feature / William Greider
Fixing Too Big To Fail Fixing Too Big To Fail
How well will Representative Barney Frank's proposed regulatory reform legislation address the "too big to fail" problem?
Nov 6, 2009 / Feature / Mike Konczal
Save the Children, in Zimbabwe and at Home Save the Children, in Zimbabwe and at Home
What is poverty? One volunteer's perspective shows us it's all relative. A finalist in The Nation's Student Writing Contest 2009.
Nov 5, 2009 / Feature / Ophelia Hu
The New Okies: Brain Drain in Class of ’09 The New Okies: Brain Drain in Class of ’09
Going abroad is no longer just a school-time pleasure cruise. It's an employment opportunity.
Nov 5, 2009 / Feature / Jeanette Blalock-Davis