Economy

Bank of America: Bad for America Bank of America: Bad for America

How much did the Bank of America contribute to the housing crisis and what has changed since the firm received bailout money? Not much.

Jan 16, 2009 / Brave New Films

An Epoch Named! An Epoch Named!

Your submissions to the Name Our Epoch contest were awesome: The Age of Avarice, The Crassical Period, The Bling Bang, The New Steal. And the winner is....

Jan 16, 2009 / Feature / Chuck Collins and Sam Pizzigati

The Crisis Is Global The Crisis Is Global

Six months from now, if the Obama recovery does not materialize, the president may discover he has to reinvent himself.

Jan 15, 2009 / William Greider

Why the Rush on TARP 2? Why the Rush on TARP 2?

Why rush to throw another $350 billion of taxpayer money at the Wall Street bandits and their political cronies who created the biggest financial mess since the Great Depression?

Jan 14, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

Oil 2009: Be Careful What You Wish For Oil 2009: Be Careful What You Wish For

Whether the price of oil is high or low, someone's going to pay--and sooner or later all of us will--because our civilization is based on the stuff.

Jan 13, 2009 / Feature / Michael T. Klare

The Growing Clout of the Nouveau Poor The Growing Clout of the Nouveau Poor

As the poor and the formerly middle-class take an economic beating, will they finally have enough status to get their needs met?

Jan 12, 2009 / Barbara Ehrenreich

Tax Havens: The Hidden Hand in the Financial Crisis Tax Havens: The Hidden Hand in the Financial Crisis

How did so many financial institutions crumble with so little warning? How tax havens helped enable the mess.

Jan 8, 2009 / American News Project

Priming the Economic Pump Priming the Economic Pump

Nobody can say whether pumping large amounts of money into the economy will work--or even define the proper measure of success.

Jan 8, 2009 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

Can Labor Revive the American Dream? Can Labor Revive the American Dream?

The business lobby declares war on the Employee Free Choice Act.

Jan 8, 2009 / Feature / Esther Kaplan

Thinking about Becoming an Immigrant Rights Organizer Thinking about Becoming an Immigrant Rights Organizer

These groups can help.

Jan 6, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation

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