Economy

Welcome to Casino Capitalism 2.0 Welcome to Casino Capitalism 2.0

The legalization and rapid spread of sports betting has made problem gambling everyone’s problem.

Feature / John Semley

Jacob Silverman on Cryptocurrency’s Shadiest Dealings Under Trump Jacob Silverman on Cryptocurrency’s Shadiest Dealings Under Trump

On this episode of The Nation Podcast, Jacob Silverman on how the cryptocurrency industry continues to evade regulation.

The Nation Podcast / D.D. Guttenplan and Jacob Silverman

How the Rich and Powerful Destroyed Free Speech How the Rich and Powerful Destroyed Free Speech

And how we get it back.

Eric Reinhart

Policy

Never Mind the Stock Market, the Economy Is Blinking a Big Warning

Never Mind the Stock Market, the Economy Is Blinking a Big Warning Never Mind the Stock Market, the Economy Is Blinking a Big Warning

Tariff-induced higher prices and supply chain problems are just the start of the pain Trumponomics will inflict.

Dean Baker for The Nation

Hiding in plain sight: Despite the epic scale of his crypto-linked corruption, Trump is unlikely to ever face justice. Especially with so many Democrats eager to take the industry’s (real) money.

Why Trump’s Epic Crypto Corruption Will Go Unpunished Why Trump’s Epic Crypto Corruption Will Go Unpunished

The president is a brazen crook, but Democrats are too compromised to challenge him.

Jeet Heer

Why the “Abundance Agenda” Could Sink the Democratic Party

Why the “Abundance Agenda” Could Sink the Democratic Party Why the “Abundance Agenda” Could Sink the Democratic Party

Big-money donors are using the “abundance agenda” to create a permission structure for Democratic elites to dismiss the populist revival the party so desperately needs.

Aaron Regunberg

Labor

Nostalgia for the American Logger? Nostalgia for the American Logger?

Reflections on Gentlemen of the Woods: Manhood, Myth, and the American Lumberjack.

Erik Loomis

Federal Workers Rally to Save Their Jobs—and All of Us From Toxic Waste Federal Workers Rally to Save Their Jobs—and All of Us From Toxic Waste

The Federal Unionists Network is the first large-scale network for government workers, and they’re building solidarity across departments and the labor movement.

Elsie Carson-Holt and Phoebe Grandi

The Post-Future Has Arrived in Argentina—and It Looks Remarkably Like the Past The Post-Future Has Arrived in Argentina—and It Looks Remarkably Like the Past

Javier Milei’s right-wing government is racking up new debt with the IMF. It’s part of a vicious cycle the country seems unable to break.

Jacob Sugarman

How Philadelphia Is Fighting Back Against Donald Trump’s Anti-Worker Crusade How Philadelphia Is Fighting Back Against Donald Trump’s Anti-Worker Crusade

The Protect Our Workers Enforce Rights Act can serve as a model for cities all across the country.

Kendra Brooks

The Score

Mass Deportations Aren’t Just Evil. They’re Also Terrible Economics.

Mass Deportations Aren’t Just Evil. They’re Also Terrible Economics. Mass Deportations Aren’t Just Evil. They’re Also Terrible Economics.

Immigrants don’t steal citizens’ jobs and wages. They grow the economy for all.

Column / Bryce Covert

Georgia’s Disastrous Medicaid Work Requirements

Georgia’s Disastrous Medicaid Work Requirements Georgia’s Disastrous Medicaid Work Requirements

Georgia’s Republican governor, Brian Kemp, said that 345,000 people would enroll in the state’s Medicaid program, which has strict work requirements—so far just 5,118 have.

Column / Bryce Covert

Every Schoolchild Should Eat Free

Every Schoolchild Should Eat Free Every Schoolchild Should Eat Free

Full bellies lead to attentive minds.

Bryce Covert

Latest in Economy

Elon Musk walks to the White House after landing in Marine One on the South Lawn on March 9, 2025, in Washington, DC.

The Road to DOGE Was Paved With Pyramid Schemes The Road to DOGE Was Paved With Pyramid Schemes

The second Trump administration has been compared to the Mafia, feudal empires, and the petro-states of the Persian Gulf—but an even more relevant analogy may be Nutrilite.

May 14, 2025 / Bridget Read

Children participate in activities at the Head Start classroom in the Carl and Norma Millers Childrens Center on March 13, 2023, in Frederick, Maryland.

Mothers Don’t Need Medals—They Need a Better World for Their Children Mothers Don’t Need Medals—They Need a Better World for Their Children

Republicans’ pro-motherhood policies are a sham. Democrats have a chance to do better.

May 11, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The newly elected Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV is seen for the first time from the Vatican balcony on May 8, 2025, in Vatican City, Vatican.

Will the New Pope Ever Forgive JD Vance? Will the New Pope Ever Forgive JD Vance?

Leo XIV’s commitment to migrants and the poor will put him at odds with MAGA.

May 9, 2025 / Jeet Heer

More than 55,000 striking members of SEIU Local 721 march on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Los Angeles.

Is It Time for Unions to Rethink Everything? Is It Time for Unions to Rethink Everything?

As union membership declines and regulators turn against workers, maybe we need to start talking about some radical change to the way the labor movement works.

May 8, 2025 / Jacqui Germain

A worker assembles components of modular housing in the Capsys factory in the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York in 2016, shortly before it was repurposed as the Nehemiah Spring Creek housing development.

When It Comes to Building New Housing, “Abundance” Is More Like Avoidance When It Comes to Building New Housing, “Abundance” Is More Like Avoidance

Neither Klein and Thompson nor many of their critics on the left offer a robust strategy for actually building affordable homes. Here’s one that has been proven to work.

May 7, 2025 / Mike Gecan

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on Sunday, May 4, 2025.

Rationing Dolls and Pencils: Trump’s Ramblings Preview the Economy He’s Wrecking Rationing Dolls and Pencils: Trump’s Ramblings Preview the Economy He’s Wrecking

The president spewed absolute nonsense on Sunday. It should spark speculation about his mental capacity.

May 5, 2025 / Joan Walsh

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