Greece Spins Out of Control Greece Spins Out of Control
Returning to Athens after three months away, I found the state close to dissolution and people in despair.
Nov 2, 2011 / Maria Margaronis
Katrina vanden Heuvel: People Are in Motion for Change Katrina vanden Heuvel: People Are in Motion for Change
Katrina's first book, The Change I Believe In: Fighting for Progress in the Age of Obama, examines the systemic dysfunction that plagues American politics.
Oct 31, 2011 / Press Room
Thinking Big on Poverty Thinking Big on Poverty
We should be a country that does big things—like cut poverty in half in the next decade.
Oct 31, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Paul Ryan Can’t Hear the Catholic Church’s Call for Economic Justice Paul Ryan Can’t Hear the Catholic Church’s Call for Economic Justice
The church has proposed a financial transaction tax in order to steer the economy “towards achieving the common good.” Is that class warfare?
Oct 30, 2011 / John Nichols
Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and William Greider on the Housing Crisis’s ‘Death Spiral’ Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and William Greider on the Housing Crisis’s ‘Death Spiral’
The only way out of our national mortgage crisis is through widespread debt forgiveness.
Oct 28, 2011 / The Nation
Katrina vanden Heuvel to Obama: ‘Let’s Fight for the People’ Katrina vanden Heuvel to Obama: ‘Let’s Fight for the People’
Katrina vanden Heuvel accuses Paul Ryan of pandering to Washington's "austerity class"—and argues that the President needs to stand with the majority of Americ...
Oct 28, 2011 / Press Room
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
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
It’s Time for Debt Forgiveness, American-Style It’s Time for Debt Forgiveness, American-Style
The nation’s largest banks are methodically harvesting the last possible pound of flesh from millions of homeowners. We should put a stop to it.
Oct 26, 2011 / Feature / William Greider
OWS Revives the Struggle for Economic Equality OWS Revives the Struggle for Economic Equality
Inspired by struggles overseas and in the past, the protests have brought the wealth gap back to the center of political debate.
Oct 26, 2011 / Feature / Sam Pizzigati