Jeff Madrick: Grading Obama’s Recovery Jeff Madrick: Grading Obama’s Recovery
Nation contributor Jeff Madrick looks beyond the failure of banks to guarantee loans to decades of wage stagnation and decline as a factor in the economic meltdown.
Apr 7, 2009 / The Nation Video
Shed No Tears for the Spartans Shed No Tears for the Spartans
The vanquished Spartans of Michigan State have left a lot of people accustomed to limping through this recession start walking tall.
Apr 7, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Global Crime Wave? Global Crime Wave?
In this global economic meltdown, with fifty million people potentially losing their jobs by the end of this year, one beneficiary will likely by crime syndicates.
Apr 6, 2009 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
Barbara Ehrenreich: Is Capitalism Dead? Barbara Ehrenreich: Is Capitalism Dead?
Nation contributor Barbara Ehrenreich discusses the changing definition of socialism and its new relevance to the current economic meltdown.
Apr 6, 2009 / The Nation Video
Save Our Schools Save Our Schools
This Tuesday a rally in Gainesville calls for saving higher ed in Florida.
Apr 6, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation
Old Europe, New Again Old Europe, New Again
The European economic model, berated for years by US neoliberals, made a big comeback at the G-20 summit this week.
Apr 3, 2009 / Feature / Jordan Stancil
Goldman Vet Sparks Conflict On Hill Goldman Vet Sparks Conflict On Hill
The Nation's Christopher Hayes talks about Gary Gensler's delayed nomination to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Apr 2, 2009 / American News Project
There Is an Alternative There Is an Alternative
We now have an opening to generalize from myriad experiments driven by socialist values.
Apr 2, 2009 / Feature / Hilary Wainwright
The Jobs Solution The Jobs Solution
Our economic recovery depends on a massive national plan aimed at full employment.
Apr 2, 2009 / Feature / Leo Hindery Jr. and Donald W. Riegle Jr.
Pulp Nonfiction Pulp Nonfiction
A tax loophole could let the ten largest paper companies rake in a whopping $8 billion. Where's the outrage?
Apr 2, 2009 / Chris Hayes