Lightbulbs to Leadership Lightbulbs to Leadership

As the catastrophic consequences of inaction seep into the public consciousness people everywhere are starting to take steps to fight global warming. But it's not enough to change...

Jun 11, 2008 / Peter Rothberg

Crossword Classic #4 Crossword Classic #4

From the November 8, 1947, issue.

Jun 11, 2008 / Frank W. Lewis

Extreme Inequality: A Nation Guide 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).

Jun 11, 2008 / Feature / The Nation

Big Oil “Saved?” Big Oil “Saved?”

The Windfall Profits Tax Monster Is Back," so headlined the Houston Chronicle. The GOP's defeat of a bill that would have put a 25% excess, or "windfall" profits ta...

Jun 11, 2008 / Laura Flanders

Plutocracy Reborn Plutocracy Reborn

A NOTE ON SOURCES

Chart One: Re-creating the Gap that Gave Us the Great Depression

Jun 11, 2008 / Feature / The Nation

Ending Plutocracy: A 12-Step Program Ending Plutocracy: A 12-Step Program

Our forebears struggled to survive in a world dominated by the superrich. Now it's our turn.

Jun 11, 2008 / Feature / Sarah Anderson and Sam Pizzigati

This Land Is Their Land This Land Is Their Land

In the era of the superrich, if a place is truly beautiful, ordinary people can't afford to be there.

Jun 11, 2008 / Feature / Barbara Ehrenreich

Race and Extreme Inequality Race and Extreme Inequality

Will Obama's presidential candidacy signal a change for impoverished African-Americans?

Jun 11, 2008 / Feature / Dedrick Muhammad

Meet the Wealth Gap Meet the Wealth Gap

Top dogs and underdogs brush shoulders in Manhattan.

Jun 11, 2008 / Feature / Gabriel Thompson

Name Our Epoch! Name Our Epoch!

What to call our current economic era? An all-star progressive panel of judges will pore over the entries and announce a winner.

Jun 11, 2008 / Feature / The Editors