Economics

Sure, Apple Could Build the iPhone Here

Sure, Apple Could Build the iPhone Here Sure, Apple Could Build the iPhone Here

Steve Jobs told Obama that Apple manufacturing jobs are never coming back to the US. Really?

Jan 31, 2012 / Column / Alexander Cockburn

Iraq Vet Derek McGee: ‘The Most Unlikely Occupier’ Iraq Vet Derek McGee: ‘The Most Unlikely Occupier’

Iraq veteran and former Wall Street banker Derek McGee—now an active participant in the Occupy Movement—said on Countdown with Keith Olbermann that he felt Occupy prote...

Jan 31, 2012 / Press Room

How Sheldon Adelson Made Newt Gingrich How Sheldon Adelson Made Newt Gingrich

If Newt Gingrich does make it into the White House, he will have a “direct and personal debt” to billionaire Sheldon Adelson.

Jan 30, 2012 / Chris Hayes

This Week in Poverty: State of the Union, State of Florida This Week in Poverty: State of the Union, State of Florida

President Obama fails to mention poverty in his State of the Union address, even though 46 million Americans are living in it.

Jan 27, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

Obama Bully-Pulpits Romney

Obama Bully-Pulpits Romney Obama Bully-Pulpits Romney

A strong State of the Union address outlines plenty of important themes. But above all, it hits a prospective opponent where he is weakest.

Jan 25, 2012 / John Nichols

Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP’s Radical Vision for America’s Future Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP’s Radical Vision for America’s Future

What do liberals think of the Republican race for the presidential nomination?

Jan 23, 2012 / Press Room

This Week in Poverty: An American Commitment to Children? This Week in Poverty: An American Commitment to Children?

Eighty-eight percent of voters say that a presidential candidate’s position on equal opportunity for children of all races is important in determining their vote. But do ou...

Jan 20, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

Food Stamp Fight Looms Food Stamp Fight Looms

Not for nothing is Newt going after the “food stamp president.” There’s a battle shaping up, but who will fight it?

Jan 19, 2012 / Laura Flanders

Vulture Capitalism on Trial Vulture Capitalism on Trial

Perry and Gingrich offer a surprisingly revealing criticism of Romney's brand of predatory capitalism.

Jan 19, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

For Democrats on Dr. King’s Day, It’s Fish-In-A Barrel Season – But it Shouldn’t Be For Democrats on Dr. King’s Day, It’s Fish-In-A Barrel Season – But it Shouldn’t Be

This Dr. King Day, it’s worth remembering that three years ago, a chorus of voices called on the administration to disperse stimulus funds with a view specifically to racial ...

Jan 17, 2012 / Laura Flanders

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