Katrina vanden Heuvel: End Corporate Personhood Katrina vanden Heuvel: End Corporate Personhood
A very specific and concrete proposal has caught on like wildfire in Occupy encampments across the nation: Amend the Constitution to end corporate personhood.
Oct 28, 2011 / Press Room
Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Ari Berman on the Rise of the Austerity Class Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Ari Berman on the Rise of the Austerity Class
Why do austerity measures remain so popular within the beltway while the overwhelming evidence in the rest of the country points to the fact that such measures increase unemploymen...
Oct 28, 2011 / The Nation
Why the Supercommittee Should Go Small Why the Supercommittee Should Go Small
Groups urging Congress to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction are totally divorced from political and economic reality.
Oct 28, 2011 / Ari Berman
Solidarity Teach-Ins at a College Near You Solidarity Teach-Ins at a College Near You
Starting November 2, schools across the nation will participate in teach-ins about Occupy Wall Street in hopes of continuing and extending the dialogue that was started by the Oc...
Oct 27, 2011 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams
One More Try: The Rules Versus the Game One More Try: The Rules Versus the Game
A response to Dave Zirin's "Re-reply to Prof Lawrence Lessig: Where Does Change Actually Come From?"
Oct 27, 2011 / Lawrence Lessig
Nine Questions for Herman Cain Nine Questions for Herman Cain
It’s time we took Herman Cain seriously and interrogated his unserious plans and assertions.
Oct 27, 2011 / Ben Adler
Ball of Confusion Ball of Confusion
Alterman on Motown and Reed on Tom Waits and the 99 percent.
Oct 27, 2011 / Eric Alterman
How the Wounding of a Vet Who Dared to Dissent Stirred a New Wave of Dissent How the Wounding of a Vet Who Dared to Dissent Stirred a New Wave of Dissent
The violence in Oakland has provoked a global outcry, as activists ask how a Marine can survive Iraq only to be seriously injured while peacefully protesting on the streets of an A...
Oct 27, 2011 / John Nichols
House Democrats Upset With Supercommittee Negotiations House Democrats Upset With Supercommittee Negotiations
While the supercommittee pursues a “grand bargain” on deficit reduction, progressive members of the House are speaking out against deep cuts.
Oct 27, 2011 / George Zornick
Debt Forgiveness, Euro-Style Debt Forgiveness, Euro-Style
The big nations of the EU worked out a deal to resolve their financial crisis that does what US politicians lack the nerve to pursue. The Europeans are whacking the bankers big-...
Oct 27, 2011 / William Greider