Cheese, Brats, Beer, Polka, Unions! The Homegrown Revolution in Wisconsin Cheese, Brats, Beer, Polka, Unions! The Homegrown Revolution in Wisconsin
The forces fighting against Gov. Scott Walker’s anti-union agenda are halting the Tea Party’s momentum. Will President Obama stand with them?
Sep 1, 2011 / Tom Hayden
How Will We Pay for Obama’s New Jobs Push? Answer: Tax Wall Street How Will We Pay for Obama’s New Jobs Push? Answer: Tax Wall Street
President Obama will propose a needed jobs program. But how to get it through a Congress that growls, “America's broke”? Fight for a financial transactions tax.
Aug 31, 2011 / John Nichols
The Second Death of John Maynard Keynes The Second Death of John Maynard Keynes
Just three years ago, President Obama was an unapologetic Keynesian. Now, he's jumped on the deficit hysteria bandwagon.
Aug 31, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman
Will Top Obama Economist Fight for Jobs? Will Top Obama Economist Fight for Jobs?
Progressive economists applauded Obama's pick of Alan Krueger as chief economist, but warned that his ideas for job creation may be too little, too late.
Aug 30, 2011 / Ari Berman
Gar Alperovitz: America’s Massive Wealth Disparity Gar Alperovitz: America’s Massive Wealth Disparity
In the United States, the richest 400 people own more collective wealth than the bottom 150 million. As Alperovitz puts it, this is quite literally medieval.
Aug 29, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
Elizabeth Warren’s Suddenly Serious Senate Campaign Elizabeth Warren’s Suddenly Serious Senate Campaign
If the consumer activist wins she will become an essential spokesperson for progressive values in national economic, regulatory and fiscal policy debates.
Aug 26, 2011 / John Nichols
Daylight Robbery, Meet Nighttime Robbery Daylight Robbery, Meet Nighttime Robbery
The UK rioters know full well that their elites are looters too.
Aug 24, 2011 / Column / Naomi Klein
Feingold’s Next Campaign: Pushing DC Democrats to Oppose Cuts and Corporate Giveaways Feingold’s Next Campaign: Pushing DC Democrats to Oppose Cuts and Corporate Giveaways
The former senator is organizing a national push to get Democrats on the Congressional “super-committee” to commit to fight cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medica...
Aug 24, 2011 / John Nichols
Nation Conversations: George Zornick and Robert Pollin: Why Do Ratings Agencies Matter? Nation Conversations: George Zornick and Robert Pollin: Why Do Ratings Agencies Matter?
Why did Standard & Poor's take the seemingly radical step of downgrading the US government's credit rating, and how do ratings agencies wield such power in the first place?
Aug 12, 2011 / The Nation
Change the Debate Change the Debate
Obama must stop searching for common ground—and start defining higher ground.
Aug 10, 2011 / The Editors