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1970s woman worker

Is There Room for Women Workers Under Capitalism? Is There Room for Women Workers Under Capitalism?

A 1971 Nation article says no. The author is both very wrong, and very right.

Jul 21, 2015 / Bryce Covert

Fight for 15 protest

Radical Histories: A Fair Economy for All Radical Histories: A Fair Economy for All

In the last century and a half, in good economic times and in bad, The Nation has focused attention on economic injustice, exploitation and inequality.

Jul 21, 2015 / The Nation

Homeless children in New York City

How to Revive Progressive-Era Economics for the New Gilded Age How to Revive Progressive-Era Economics for the New Gilded Age

How do we fight concentrations of private corporate power? By studying how they did it last time.

Jul 21, 2015 / K. Sabeel Rahman

Puerto Rico debt crisis

How Hedge and Vulture Funds Have Exploited Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis How Hedge and Vulture Funds Have Exploited Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis

For this island teetering on bankruptcy, debt renegotiation is imminent—but on whose terms?

Jul 21, 2015 / Ed Morales

July 21, 1899: Ernest Hemingway is Born

July 21, 1899: Ernest Hemingway is Born July 21, 1899: Ernest Hemingway is Born

“No American writer since Walt Whitman has assumed such risks in forging a style.”

Jul 21, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Greece flag and statue

Should Greece Leave the Euro? Should Greece Leave the Euro?

Economists disagree on whether it’s the best of what are now only bad options. But they do agree on one thing: The latest bailout plan will only lead to more suffering.

Jul 20, 2015 / Asha Thanki

Grexit

How Can Greece Break Out of the Austerity Trap? How Can Greece Break Out of the Austerity Trap?

Whether it leaves or stays under the yoke of the German-led technocracy, Athens will need to find an alternative path to recovery.

Jul 20, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Can Living With Long-Term Drought Cause Trauma?

Can Living With Long-Term Drought Cause Trauma? Can Living With Long-Term Drought Cause Trauma?

While climate scientists warn about the dangers droughts pose to the natural world, Dr. Irwin Redlener worries about its effects on minds and bodies.

Jul 20, 2015 / Sarah Goodyear

July 20, 1969: Neil Armstrong Becomes the First Human Being to Walk on the Moon

July 20, 1969: Neil Armstrong Becomes the First Human Being to Walk on the Moon July 20, 1969: Neil Armstrong Becomes the First Human Being to Walk on the Moon

“Much has been quite rightly said about the irony of spending billions getting to the moon while the mass of humanity at home lives in a stew of exploding population, poverty and p...

Jul 20, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

July 19, 1898: Emile Zola Flees France After Being Convicted of Libel in the Dreyfus Affair

July 19, 1898: Emile Zola Flees France After Being Convicted of Libel in the Dreyfus Affair July 19, 1898: Emile Zola Flees France After Being Convicted of Libel in the Dreyfus Affair

“The whole force of will and ferocity of temperament of the man imbedded itself upon the page.”

Jul 19, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

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