2009

  • Fixing Too Big To Fail

    Mike Konczal : Economic Policy

    How well will Representative Barney Frank's proposed regulatory reform legislation address the "too big to fail" problem?

  • Save the Children, in Zimbabwe and at Home

    Ophelia Hu : Youth

    What is poverty? One volunteer's perspective shows us it's all relative.

  • The New Okies: Brain Drain in Class of '09

    Jeanette Blalock-Davis : Youth

    Going abroad is no longer just a school-time pleasure cruise. It's an employment opportunity.

  • Graduating in the Recession

    Michael Cohen : Youth

    A struggling young journalist is forced to take up a job on the side delivering pizza, but with tips dwindling, he wonders if it's really worth it.

  • The Weight of Our Problems

    Aleena Durrani : Youth

    The looming presence of debt collectors makes high school an even harder.

  • Did Republicans Rally the Stock Market?

    CNBC

    The Nation's Christopher Hayes disproves claims that the November 4 jump in the markets is directly correlated with "the Republican sweep" on election day.

  • Battered But Never Broken

    Jacob Stokes : Youth

    After fifteen years as a production manager, one man is now forced to haul trash out of abandoned public housing. Instead of panicking, he is turning the crisis into an opportunity to do good.

  • Economic Adaptation

    Christine Chang : Youth

    The recession has been a rite of passage for Generation Y, who are now more than prepared for the struggles of adulthood.

  • The Recession Epidemic

    Eric Siguenza : Youth

    There is no better way to teach someone the value of a dollar or about financial responsibility than a recession.

  • Boston Bound

    Christopher Criswell : Youth

    Everything's a gamble. The American Dream is about waiting to get lucky now.

  • Working Women: Strength in Numbers

    Katha Pollitt : Feminism & Women

    First feminism was dead because it was a "failure"; now it's dead because it was such a success.

  • Big League Blues

    Dave Zirin : Sports

    The NFL is only the highest-profile example of the economic crisis pervading the world of sports. Subscribe

  • Deficit Hawk Hysteria

    William Greider : Economic Policy

    The time to pay down the deficit will come only after the economy recovers.

  • Break Up the Banks

    The Editors : Banks & Banking

    To reform the financial sector, we must break up "too big to fail" conglomerates and reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act.

  • Slide Show: Showdown in Chicago

    Slide Show: Showdown in Chicago

    At the annual American Bankers Association conference in Chicago, protesters faced off against the bankers who refused to extend them credit even after getting bailed out.

  • Why the Health Insurance Excise Tax Is a Bad Idea

    Steve Early & Rand Wilson : Health Insurance

    Max Baucus's scheme to tax the benefits of workers slightly better off--so revenue can be raised for private insurance subsidies--is a lose-lose proposition.

  • More OutrAIGe

    Greg Kaufmann

    Nightmare on Wall Street continues--come March 2010, AIG plans on upping the bonuses for its Financial Products division to nearly $200 million, bringing the total to $426 million since December 2008.

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