Economy

Big League Blues Big League Blues

The NFL is only the highest-profile example of the economic crisis pervading the world of sports.

Oct 28, 2009 / Dave Zirin

Deficit Hawk Hysteria Deficit Hawk Hysteria

The time to pay down the deficit will come only after the economy recovers.

Oct 28, 2009 / Books & the Arts / William Greider

Break Up the Banks Break Up the Banks

To reform the financial sector, we must break up "too big to fail" conglomerates and reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act.

Oct 28, 2009 / The Editors

Latvia’s Tiger Economy Loses Its Bite Latvia’s Tiger Economy Loses Its Bite

The economic meltdown has Latvians reconsidering decades of neoliberal policies.

Oct 28, 2009 / Feature / Kristina Rizga

Slide Show: Showdown in Chicago Slide Show: Showdown in Chicago

At the annual American Bankers Association conference in Chicago, protesters faced off against the bankers who refused to extend them credit even after getting bailed out.

Oct 27, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Just Don’t Call It ‘Journalism’ Just Don’t Call It ‘Journalism’

By refusing to acknowledge Fox News's avowed partisanship, its MSM defenders diminish the work of honest journalists who try to play fair.

Oct 21, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman

Why the Health Insurance Excise Tax Is a Bad Idea Why the Health Insurance Excise Tax Is a Bad Idea

Max Baucus's scheme to tax the benefits of workers slightly better off--so revenue can be raised for private insurance subsidies--is a lose-lose proposition.

Oct 21, 2009 / Steve Early and Rand Wilson

More OutrAIGe More OutrAIGe

Nightmare on Wall Street continues--come March 2010, AIG plans on upping the bonuses for its Financial Products division to nearly $200 million, bringing the total to $426 million ...

Oct 21, 2009 / Feature / Greg Kaufmann

Zooming In on the Year’s Biggest Hoax Zooming In on the Year’s Biggest Hoax

If we could get one of the banking lobbyists to float a duct-taped flying saucer balloon, Wolf Blitzer might cover the real hoax.

Oct 21, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

Happy Days? Happy Days?

Happy days are here again--if you're Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase.

Oct 16, 2009 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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