Chongqing: Socialism in One City Chongqing: Socialism in One City
I'm writing today from Chongqing, a vast city in central China that is China's gateway to its western regions. By some accounts, Chongqing is the largest city in the world, a munc...
Nov 18, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Real Simple Economics Real Simple Economics
Chuck Collins, co-founder of United for a Fair Economy and a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies, describes the difference between this financial crisis and those of...
Nov 18, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Afghanistan & Obama Afghanistan & Obama
Congratulations on the excellent coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan in your November 9 special issue...
Nov 18, 2009 / Our Readers and Corey Robin
Puzzle No. 3194 Puzzle No. 3194
ACROSS
1 Two points I start to get: sharpen weapons, speak carefully. (5,4,5)
Nov 18, 2009 / Frank W. Lewis
On CEO Lloyd Blankfein’s Statement That Goldman Sachs Is ‘Doing God’s Work’ On CEO Lloyd Blankfein’s Statement That Goldman Sachs Is ‘Doing God’s Work’
The Lord has got an itch to see these folks filthy rich.
Nov 18, 2009 / Column / Calvin Trillin
GM “Recovery” Strategy: Close Plants, Lay Off Workers GM “Recovery” Strategy: Close Plants, Lay Off Workers
The headlines declare that General Motors is "recovering." Despite continuing to lose money at what historically would have been identified as an astronomical rate, the auto comp...
Nov 18, 2009 / John Nichols
Toward Copenhagen Toward Copenhagen
This post, which will appear in condensed form in this week's issue of The Nation, was co-written and researched by Andrea D'Cruz As we approach the Copenhagen UN Climate Chan...
Nov 18, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Women Ski Jumpers Grounded Women Ski Jumpers Grounded
A Canadian judge allows the International Olympic Committee to trump Canadian equal rights law and keep women ski jumpers out of the Vancouver Olympics.
Nov 18, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Charitable Capitalism Charitable Capitalism
Goldman and the other big dogs of Wall Street are afflicted with the stink of greed, having harvested swollen fortunes from the calamity they caused for the rest of the country.
Nov 18, 2009 / William Greider
Unemployment and the Afghan Debate Unemployment and the Afghan Debate
The Nation's John Nichols discuss the correlation between the low unemployment numbers and our foreign policy.
Nov 18, 2009 / GRITtv