America Isn’t Broke America Isn’t Broke
The Supercommittee is dead. Here’s what should come next.
Dec 1, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Nastiness of Newt The Nastiness of Newt
Gingrich, the champion of child labor, has risen to the top of a GOP field so extreme it would scare Goldwater and Reagan.
Nov 30, 2011 / The Editors
Why Europe Needs a New Deal Why Europe Needs a New Deal
After months of political upheaval and chaos in the bond markets, few investors believe austerity programs are a route to growth and debt reduction.
Nov 16, 2011 / Feature / Andy Robinson
Time to Disband the Supercommittee Time to Disband the Supercommittee
The vast majority of Americans want Congress to focus on jobs. So why is it still focused on deficit reduction—and making key budget decisions in secret?
Nov 9, 2011 / The Editors
Why Aren’t the Jobless Flocking to Zuccotti Park? Why Aren’t the Jobless Flocking to Zuccotti Park?
Blaming themselves for their plight, the unemployed don’t look to protest—or to government—for a way out.
Nov 9, 2011 / Feature / Louis Uchitelle
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 to Supercommittee: Accountability, Not Austerity! OWS to Supercommittee: Accountability, Not Austerity!
As the Congressional budget supercommittee deliberates, fiscal hawks are calling for “tough choices.” The 99 percent are demanding economic justice.
Oct 19, 2011 / The Editors
How the Austerity Class Rules Washington How the Austerity Class Rules Washington
A powerful, bipartisan coalition of deficit hawks has manufactured a center-right consensus that dominates the Beltway.
Oct 19, 2011 / Feature / Ari Berman
Nurses’ Prescription for Healing Our Economy Nurses’ Prescription for Healing Our Economy
When it comes to a financial transactions tax, European conservatives and American nurses are way ahead of President Obama.
Oct 5, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
AFL-CIO’s Trumka Hails Occupy Wall Street AFL-CIO’s Trumka Hails Occupy Wall Street
"Wall Street's out of control," declares the nation's top labor leader, as key unions begin to endorse the protest and call for similar demonstrations across the co...
Sep 30, 2011 / John Nichols