Tackling the Titans Tackling the Titans
If Obama leads, the people will rally to his side. A good way to remind voters of the bold change they voted for last fall: ordering a hard cap on executive pay.
Sep 9, 2009 / The Editors
Money for Nothing Money for Nothing
Big profits on Wall Street, and the big bonuses they fund, are not justified by the marketplace.
Aug 12, 2009 / Jeff Madrick
Sanders Unfiltered: America’s Class Crisis Sanders Unfiltered: America’s Class Crisis
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders calls for a "new type of Wall Street, a Wall Street that is not interested in bubble economics," in this first in a series of videos.
Aug 11, 2009 / Brave New Films
Beer and Sympathy Beer and Sympathy
Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s arrest most certainly was a "teachable moment" in the racial conversation--but we've learned nothing.
Jul 29, 2009 / Column / Gary Younge
Class, Not ‘Race’ Class, Not ‘Race’
No racial profiling took place with Henry Louis Gates Jr.; it's not the "teachable moment" for which many are so understandably eager.
Jul 29, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman
Will Unemployment Sink the Obama Agenda? Will Unemployment Sink the Obama Agenda?
The Nation's John Nichols looks at the political risks of joblessness, and discusses the need for a second stimulus.
Jul 17, 2009 / The Nation Video
By the Numbers By the Numbers
Since 1940, Democrats have had far greater success creating jobs than Republicans.
Jul 17, 2009 / David Cay Johnston
…And a Law for Poor People …And a Law for Poor People
Obama wants to repeal many strictures on legal services funding. But more needs to be done.
So Far From God, So Close to Wall St. So Far From God, So Close to Wall St.
Mexico's troubles illustrate the destructive effects of NAFTA's neoliberal economics.
Dismantling the Temple Dismantling the Temple
How to fix the Federal Reserve.
Jul 15, 2009 / Feature / William Greider