Obama’s Iraq Exit Obama’s Iraq Exit
Obama's exit plan leaves unresolved the role of private security contractors and the residual force of as many as 50,000 troops that will remain in place.
Mar 5, 2009 / The Editors
Comes the Change Comes the Change
Obama's first budget is an audacious plan to transform America. But in sad testament to how deeply we've fallen, it is not bold enough.
Mar 5, 2009 / Robert L. Borosage
America Is #… 15? America Is #… 15?
Because of income inequality, the United States scores poorly on a new index of general well-being.
Mar 5, 2009 / Feature / Dalton Conley
Lessons From Latin America Lessons From Latin America
The region's social movements are a useful model for US leftists wanting to influence Obama.
Mar 5, 2009 / Feature / Benjamin Dangl
A Bank Bailout That Works A Bank Bailout That Works
Banks have polluted the economy; it's a matter of equity and efficiency that they clean it up.
Mar 5, 2009 / Feature / Joseph E. Stiglitz
Capitalism’s Deadly Logic Capitalism’s Deadly Logic
Do not underestimate capitalism's ability to adapt and survive—at the expense of the majority it exploits.
The Revolution Has Already Occurred The Revolution Has Already Occurred
The underlying vision isn't capitalist or socialist but something humane, local and accountable.
Mar 5, 2009 / Feature / Rebecca Solnit
Together, We Save the Planet Together, We Save the Planet
Hyper-individualism has damaged society, the planet and our private lives. We need a politics that calls us to work together.
Mar 5, 2009 / Feature / Bill McKibben
Follow Brazil’s Example Follow Brazil’s Example
What we want from Obama is not social transformation. We want measures to minimize the suffering of people right now.
Mar 5, 2009 / Feature / Immanuel Wallerstein
Rising to the Occasion Rising to the Occasion
The capitalists who have run things so far have forfeited all trust and respect. So what will we do now? A Nation Forum.
Mar 5, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Ehrenreich and Bill Fletcher Jr.