How the Bailout Fails Community Banks

• In the Shadow of Hoover

  U.S. Economy

  William Greider: Deficit spending is a cure for our troubles, not the cause. If Obama reduces the red ink, the Great Recession could be born again

• Tell The Nation: Recession Stories

  Labor

  Our Readers: In response to Lizzy Ratner's "Generation Recession," young readers from across the country wrote to The Nation to share how the recession has impacted them.

• Shareholders Alone Can't Correct 'Too Big to Fail'

  Economic Policy

  Zach Carter: At major US banks, shareholders actually want their executives to be rewarded for taking on excessive risk.

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• The Federal Reserve Is Under Fire

  U.S. Economy

  American News Project : As details emerge of how the Fed secretly doled out trillions during the financial crisis, Congress demands accountability.

• Bankrupt GM Begins Slashing Jobs

  U.S. Economy

  American News Project : The government has poured money into GM to help keep the company afloat, but the company is still slashing jobs.

• Online Loan Lobby vs. Indebted Americans

  U.S. Economy

  American News Project : The Online Lenders Association tries to whitewash the realities being faced by Americans deeply in debt due to 'payday' loans.