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2009
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The Future of the American Dream
William Greider : U.S. Economy
The good times, as we have known them, are not coming back. Americans need a new vision that addresses new economic realities.
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Pay-Cap Populism
Sarah Anderson & Sam Pizzigati : U.S. Economy
Excessive executive pay endangers our public well-being as surely as any pollutants. Obama's $500,000 pay cap is just a start at fixing the problem.
2008
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The House Folds
Without a commitment to affordable housing for all, the ownership society remains a myth for many Americans.
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The McCain-Keating Connection
The current banking crisis and McCain's political history should be creating a serious case of déjà vu.
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The Bear Stearns Conspiracy
Nicholas von Hoffman : Banks & Banking
Americans know all the details of the John Edwards affair. But they remain in the dark about a scandal that affects the livelihoods of millions. Who orchestrated the fall of Bear Stearns?
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How Wall Street Wrecked Your Retirement
Nicholas von Hoffman : White-Collar Crime
The architects of America's disfunctional financial system allowed Wall Street gamble with our retirement savings--and now they appear to have lost it.
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Domestic Workers Unite
Domestic workers in America are among the most economically exploited and vulnerable to abuse by their employers.
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Extreme Inequality: A Nation Guide
More information about our extremely unequal world--and to help advance the struggle for a more equal future (web only).
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Ending Plutocracy: A 12-Step Program
Sarah Anderson & Sam Pizzigati : U.S. Economy
Our forebears struggled to survive in a world dominated by the superrich. Now it's our turn.
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Race and Extreme Inequality
Dedrick Muhammad : U.S. Economy
Will Obama's presidential candidacy signal a change for impoverished African-Americans?
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Meet the Wealth Gap
Gabriel Thompson : U.S. Economy
Top dogs and underdogs brush shoulders in Manhattan.
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Our Gilded Age
Today's elite spend on a grand scale while pretending to be "just folks."
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The Rich and the Rest of Us
John Cavanagh & Chuck Collins : U.S. Economy
In this age of inequality, the wealth that should be shared by all Americans trickle up to the rich.
2007
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The Shock Doctrine
Naomi Klein & Laura Hanna : Disaster Capitalism
In this VideoNation report, Nation columnist Naomi Klein explains how after 9/11 the Bush Administration launched a new security economy, driven by the notion of an endless war against an undefined evil.
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The Missing Class
Sociologist Katherine Newman talks about the "near poor," that vast pool of workers who are neither officially destitute nor comfortably working-class.
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