Cruel America Cruel America
Roars of applause for executions at the GOP debate, official approval of torture, barbaric prison conditions, obstruction of aid to storm victims and children in need—is our ...
Sep 28, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Schell
Save the Post Office! Save the Post Office!
The privatization vultures and deficit hawks want to pick apart this essential public service. But the PO is not only a vital community asset; it’s perfectly positioned to le...
Sep 28, 2011 / John Nichols
What Would Keynes Do? What Would Keynes Do?
The GOP declares Keynesianism dead, but it hasn’t really been tried. The great economist would have us do much more than “prime the pump” to pull the country out of this morass.
Sep 27, 2011 / Feature / Thomas Geoghegan
Charles Koch to Friedrich Hayek: Use Social Security! Charles Koch to Friedrich Hayek: Use Social Security!
In a 1973 letter, the right-wing billionaire urged the libertarian philosopher to collect Social Security and to use Medicare coverage when visiting the United States.
Sep 27, 2011 / Feature / Yasha Levine and Mark Ames
The Struggle for the Commons The Struggle for the Commons
The vast inheritance we all share—our precious common resources—is being stolen. A movement seeks to take it back.
Sep 27, 2011 / Feature / Jay Walljasper
Terrible Ten in Congress Terrible Ten in Congress
Do we invest in affordable housing, or a mortgage interest deduction on vacation homes? Congress’s “Terrible Ten” force the poor to sacrifice for breaks for the r...
Sep 27, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Comeuppance of a Superpower: Neoliberal Capitalism and the Decline of the West Comeuppance of a Superpower: Neoliberal Capitalism and the Decline of the West
The proverbial bogeymen of our world—Osama, Saddam, Gaddafi, Ahmadinejad—are clearly meant to act like so many mini-black holes absorbing all our fears. But they won’t save t...
Sep 26, 2011 / Pepe Escobar
Fed-Bashing Follies Fed-Bashing Follies
Right-wingers are attacking Ben Bernanke for taking modest steps to bolster the economy. But the Fed is not doing nearly enough.
Sep 22, 2011 / William Greider
Kathy Hochul Takes a Stand Against Free Trade Kathy Hochul Takes a Stand Against Free Trade
The Democrats’ new star had some tough words for Obama and the Democratic Party on upcoming free trade deals.
Sep 19, 2011 / George Zornick
The Devilish Detail of Obama’s Speech: Deep Medicare, Medicaid Cuts The Devilish Detail of Obama’s Speech: Deep Medicare, Medicaid Cuts
The president plans to cut “waste, fraud and abuse,” but his proposal would in practice harm the neediest.
Sep 19, 2011 / John Nichols