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It's the Mortgages, Stupid

It's the Mortgages, Stupid

This week's proposals by the Obama administration to deal with the persistent economic crisis will be, as with previous plans that involved trillions of taxpayer dollars, little more than salt in the wounds.

Posted September 8, 2010

Briefing: Katrina vanden Heuvel on Class Warfare from the Top Down

Briefing: Katrina vanden Heuvel on Class Warfare from the Top Down

When people like Elizabeth Warren are demonized and deficits are a point of obsession, it's not the rich who have to worry about class warfare, says Katrina vanden Heuvel.

Posted September 7, 2010

Schneiderman for Attorney General

Schneiderman for Attorney General

New York State Senator Eric Schneiderman's commitment to transformational politics and progressive values make him the right choice for State Attorney General.

Posted August 31, 2010

Books and the Arts

Why are poorer and less-educated citizens more likely to die in America's wars?

The one thing that a thousand books written from within the financial crisis won't contemplate is the possibility of an unhappy ending for capitalism.

In Georg Letham, Ernst Weiss turned to psychoanalysis to tap an atmosphere of unknown terror and mystery.

News and Analysis

On the American left, there's no consensus about how to respond to China's emergence. Confront China or accommodate? Slam China with tariffs or invite it to build in the US? And what about human rights? Robert Dreyfuss talks to progressives about what the country's rapid rise means for the Chinese—and for Americans.

One year later, the blockbuster Game Change can be read as much for how little election narratives explain about history as for the story of the 2008 campaign.

A severe budget crisis has put all state services--from education to eldercare--in jeopardy.

For his article China in the Driver's Seat, Robert Dreyfuss talked to dozens of progressive academics, journalists and policy-makers about the rise of the new economic superpower. Here, find links to excerpts from interviews with Carolyn Bartholomew, Andy Stern, James Galbraith, and more.

Bob King, the new UAW president, has dusted off the union and renewed its activist traditions.

Poll

On Tuesday, President Obama announced a six-year, $350 billion infrastructure plan designed to help stimulate the economy. Do you think this is a good plan of action?

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