Economy

A Post-Capitalist Future is Possible A Post-Capitalist Future is Possible

The current economic crisis probably won't be the magic intervention to usher in a new era, but there are opportunities to advance the socialist cause.

Mar 14, 2009 / Feature / Doug Henwood

Jon Stewart Rips Jim Cramer Apart Jon Stewart Rips Jim Cramer Apart

Jon Stewart finally confronts Jim Cramer face-to-face. The results are fascinating to watch.

Mar 13, 2009 / The Daily Show

Is the Next Defense Budget a Stimulus Package? Is the Next Defense Budget a Stimulus Package?

World War II defense spending helped pull us out of a depression, but don't count on that happening this time.

Mar 12, 2009 / Frida Berrigan

Rebuilding a Good Jobs Economy Rebuilding a Good Jobs Economy

In this deep economic crisis, we have an opportunity to set the bar higher. Let's not just stimulate the economy; let's rebuild it with good jobs.

Mar 12, 2009 / Feature / Annette Bernhardt and Christine Owens

Redefining National Security Redefining National Security

Some military analysts are warning Obama that insurencies, revolts and economically driven instability could threaten our way of life. It's a path fraught with hazards.

Mar 12, 2009 / Feature / Michael T. Klare

Fixing the Fed Fixing the Fed

To restore the nation's broken financial system, Washington must reform the Federal Reserve.

Mar 11, 2009 / Feature / William Greider

The Perfect Storm The Perfect Storm

The intensifying economic crisis slams the world of nonprofit organizations.

Mar 11, 2009 / Feature / Eyal Press

Is This the End of Capitalism? Is This the End of Capitalism?

The neo-liberal order has failed. But what will replace it? David Harvey and The Nation's Alexander Cockburn on the end (or future) of capitalism?

Mar 11, 2009 / GRITtv

Reagan’s Socialist Legacy Reagan’s Socialist Legacy

The consequences of the deregulatory frenzies that allowed Wall Street to run wild have now come home to roost. So why is the GOP blaming Obama?

Mar 11, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Coming Economic Storm The Coming Economic Storm

If unemployment keeps rising and people with jobs stop spending, the atmospherics are right for a typhoon of misery on a scale of what Americans suffered in the early 1930s.

Mar 10, 2009 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

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