Max Fraser

Max Fraser, a journalist, directs The Nation Institute's internship program.

Who's Afraid of Industrial Policy?

May 13, 2009

We shouldn't pass up a chance to enlist the auto industry in a green transition.
Global Labor's G-20 Agenda

March 26, 2009

As financial leaders assemble in London, the international labor movement offers a vision for a new global economy.

2008

The House Folds

November 25, 2008

Without a commitment to affordable housing for all, the ownership society remains a myth for many Americans.
Subprime Obama

January 24, 2008

He should stiffen his meager bailout plan and call for a moratorium on foreclosures and serious government intervention.
'Catastrophic Times' for Black America

January 12, 2008

The devastating impact of the mortgage crisis on black communities dominated Jesse Jackson's latest economic summit. What solutions does Barack Obama propose?
Beyond the Labor Board

January 3, 2008

Partisan appointments to Bush's National Labor Relations Board have ensured it's virtually impossible for workers to get a fair shake.

UAW R.I.P.?

October 18, 2007

To save the domestic auto industry, the UAW may end up killing itself.
Strike! A Defining Moment for the UAW

September 25, 2007

The issues at stake, especially GM's drive to shift the burden of healthcare, will affect workers throughout the industrialized economy--to say nothing of Campaign '08.
Farm Aid Raises a Vision

September 10, 2007

What began as an attempt to help financially strapped farmers in the Reagan years has grown into a visionary political and social movement rooted in the agrarian values of the American Revolution.
The Sopranos' Last Song

June 7, 2007

With an ominous sense of foreboding, Tony Soprano takes his last drive down the Jersey Turnpike, after seven seasons and 86 bloody, sexy, curse-ridden episodes.
Farewell, Tony and Carm

June 7, 2007

As we begin our final hour with Tony Soprano and his two families, it's hard not to feel a familiar sense of loss.

The Day the Music Died

November 27, 2006

It's the end of the world as we know it: Tower Records, the last great CD emporium, is closing, victim of the iPod and MP3 revolution. As Wal-Mart and other big-box stores pick up the slack, will niche music also perish?