Economy

Social Unionism Lives Social Unionism Lives

Garment workers at a suburban Chicago factory fight to save their jobs and prove that social unionism is still relevant.

May 27, 2009 / Joshua Freeman

California Budget Blues California Budget Blues

If Citigroup is too big to fail, isn't the state of California? How the national economy can snap back to health if the federal government refuses to help?

May 27, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Greatest Swindle Ever Sold The Greatest Swindle Ever Sold

How the financial bailout scams taxpayers, subsidizes Wall Street and props up our broken financial system.

May 26, 2009 / Feature / Andy Kroll

$1 Trillion and Counting… $1 Trillion and Counting…

The $1 trillion we have spent on war since 9/11 has placed enormous stress on our recession-struck economy.

May 22, 2009 / Feature / Jo Comerford

The US Auto Industry: Down, But Not Out The US Auto Industry: Down, But Not Out

The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel on why the Obama administration needs to do more to create manufacturing jobs in the US.

May 21, 2009 / The Ed Show

Bankers’ Paradise Bankers’ Paradise

Congress, at the behest of the banking industry, has changed accounting rules to make company balance sheets even more opaque. How is that going to help?

May 20, 2009 / Chris Hayes

KBR Got Bonuses for Work that Killed Soldiers KBR Got Bonuses for Work that Killed Soldiers

Former Halliburton subsidy KBR was paid $83 million in bonuses for work that electrocuted US soldiers, former employees testified today.

May 20, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

Our Loss is BlackRock’s Gain Our Loss is BlackRock’s Gain

The unregulated hedge fund calls the shots in the government's trillion-dollar bailout program--snapping up bad loans some of its execs originally marketed.

May 20, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

Starbucks: A History of Union Busting Starbucks: A History of Union Busting

What do Starbucks and Wal-Mart have in common? Both have long track records of harassing their workers when it comes to joining unions.

May 19, 2009 / Brave New Films

Why Can’t We Fire the Boss? Why Can’t We Fire the Boss?

Namoi Klein and Avi Lewis talk about how direct action worker campaigns have fared here in the United States and around the world.

May 19, 2009 / GRITtv

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