Dumping on Detroit Dumping on Detroit
GOP lawmakers are taking aim at autoworkers but letting overpaid CEOs off the hook.
Dec 17, 2008 / The Editors
‘A Giant Ponzi Scheme’ ‘A Giant Ponzi Scheme’
What separates Madoff's Ponzi scheme from the follies of the bailed-out banks, and how is Blagojevich's pay-to-play any different from standard political fundraising?
Dec 17, 2008 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Bernard Madoff, Trust-Buster Bernard Madoff, Trust-Buster
The $50 billion fraud is bad enough. But the disgraced trader has done even more serious damage. He's destroyed trust in our financial system.
Dec 17, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
The Importance of Perspective The Importance of Perspective
This essay, a finalist in The Nation's Student Writing Contest, argues that the most important prerequisite for being a good president cannot be found in the marble hallways of the...
Dec 17, 2008 / Feature / Natalia Thompson
A Teamster Apart: Ron Carey Remembered A Teamster Apart: Ron Carey Remembered
Two colleagues remember Ron Carey, the reformer and Teamsters Union president, who weathered controversy and won battles on his own terms.
Dec 16, 2008 / Feature / Steve Early and Rand Wilson
Addressing Inequity in Education Addressing Inequity in Education
This essay, the high school winner of The Nation's Student Writing Contest, argues that until inequities in education are eliminated, a permanent underclass will continue to exist.
Dec 15, 2008 / Feature / Laine Alison Zalac
Learning About Labor Learning About Labor
This essay, a finalist in The Nation's Student Writing Contest, argues that the new president should restore workers' rights ASAP.
Dec 15, 2008 / Feature / Hugh Baran
Eviction Day: Foreclosure Crisis Forces Man From Home Eviction Day: Foreclosure Crisis Forces Man From Home
A glimpse at an increasingly common, but rarely documented, tragedy: someone being evicted from their home because of foreclosure.
Dec 12, 2008 / American News Project
Detroit’s Auto-da-Fé Detroit’s Auto-da-Fé
In the auto industry's latest trial by fire, Senate Republicans lit the match--and what's left of the economy could go down in flames.
Dec 12, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
How Hedge Funds and Private Equity Hurt Us How Hedge Funds and Private Equity Hurt Us
College endowments and workers bear the brunt of hedge fund managers' gambles and private equity takeovers.
Dec 11, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman