Economy

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

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Jan 6, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation

The Student Loan Bailout The Student Loan Bailout

The credit crunch is hitting students hard, but is government aid going to shareholders and CEOs instead of the borrowers who need it most?

Jan 2, 2009 / Feature / Cole Robertson

Ideas for a New Era Ideas for a New Era

It's time for progressives to create coalitions and craft smart strategies that will push Obama and the new Congress to seize this moment.

Dec 23, 2008 / The Editors

Redoing Globalization Redoing Globalization

The economic crisis was caused by world trade imbalances just as much as domestic problems.

Dec 23, 2008 / Feature / Sherle R. Schwenninger

A Green Stimulus for the People A Green Stimulus for the People

Obama's environmental agenda can empower working people to take control of their energy use.

Dec 23, 2008 / Feature / Lisa Margonelli

Beyond Rubinomics Beyond Rubinomics

If we stimulate the economy and maintain high rates of growth, higher wages will create the savings required for investment.

Dec 23, 2008 / Feature / Jeff Madrick

A New New Deal? A New New Deal?

Because conservatives refused to invest in our future, America is falling apart. Are we ready to expand the social contract?

Dec 23, 2008 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage and Eric Lotke

Congress Ignored Critical Bailout Oversight Congress Ignored Critical Bailout Oversight

Despite the fact that Congress wrote more than one hundred pages about oversight in the bailout bill, they left a gaping hole.

Dec 22, 2008 / American News Project

Reading in an Age of Depression Reading in an Age of Depression

An editor ponders the publishing industry meltdown--and the precarious future of books.

Dec 18, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Tom Engelhardt

Throwing Good Money… Throwing Good Money…

Instead of facilitating mergers, we should be reregulating the banking industry and enforcing real transparency.

Dec 17, 2008 / Nomi Prins

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