Motel-land Motel-land
For Americans teetering on the edge of poverty, in other rooms there are other trials.
Dec 2, 2010 / JoAnn Wypijewski
This Thanksgiving, Republicans Embrace the Politics of Pain This Thanksgiving, Republicans Embrace the Politics of Pain
GOP leaders are going to the mat for the wealthy while abandoning those who lost their jobs because of Wall Street's recklessness.
Nov 24, 2010 / The Editors
Time for a Wealth Tax Time for a Wealth Tax
Instead of cutting benefits for the poor, how about taxing the total household wealth of the rich?
Nov 23, 2010 / Leon Friedman
Noted. Noted.
Tom Engelhardt on Chalmers Johnson; Denise Di Stephan on fair pay
Nov 23, 2010 / Various Contributors
Ten Things You Should Know About Slow Ten Things You Should Know About Slow
As the holiday rush approaches, take yourself out of the fast lane.
Nov 23, 2010 / The Nation
Deficit Panic Disorder Deficit Panic Disorder
Washington should be in a tizzy over the jobs crisis. Instead, the establishment's going ballistic over a problem that's been blown way out of proportion.
Nov 17, 2010 / The Editors
Will the Federal Reserve’s $900 Billion Revive a Stalled Economy? Will the Federal Reserve’s $900 Billion Revive a Stalled Economy?
The Fed will purchase a massive number of Treasury bonds. That should prevent deflation—but it won't do enough for consumers.
Nov 17, 2010 / William Greider
Noted. Noted.
Liliana Segura on the death penalty in Texas, John Nichols on ranked-choice voting in Oakland and Carmina Ocampo on access to public universities for undocumented immigrants in Cal...
Nov 17, 2010 / Various Contributors
The ‘Giving’ Season The ‘Giving’ Season
What's so bad about big-ticket philanthropy? Nothing—except that it lets the wealthy decide how to spend money that would be the Treasury's.
Nov 17, 2010 / David Nasaw
An Agenda for the Lame-Duck Congress An Agenda for the Lame-Duck Congress
Democrats should respond to the election results by getting things done for the American people.
Nov 10, 2010 / The Editors