Economy

Summers: Living Large and in Charge Summers: Living Large and in Charge

Larry Summers earned $8 million from Wall Street last year. Doesn't anyone in Congress care about the conflict?

Apr 8, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

Fighting Foreclosure in South Africa Fighting Foreclosure in South Africa

The fight against foreclosures is not simply an American issue; it is a global issue. South African activists recount their experiences in this ongoing Tell The Nation series.

Apr 7, 2009 / Feature / The Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign

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

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