Tax Day and America’s War Tax Day and America’s War
What the mayor of one community hard hit by war spending is doing.
Apr 14, 2010 / Jo Comerford
Why I’m Still an Optimist Why I’m Still an Optimist
After reporting US politics and economics for forty years, Nation national affairs correspondent William Greider still considers himself an optimist. Appearing as a guest on Radio ...
Apr 12, 2010 / William Greider
Shaky Foundations for the Economy Shaky Foundations for the Economy
Last week Tim Geithner told steelworkers in Pittsburgh that unemployment is to remain "unacceptably high" for some time. He blamed what he called "the recession"...
Apr 6, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Obama’s Slow March Toward Real Foreclosure Relief Obama’s Slow March Toward Real Foreclosure Relief
Obama's latest fix is a step in the right direction, but just a step.
Mar 26, 2010 / Kai Wright
Friedmanism at the Fed II Friedmanism at the Fed II
The House Oversight Committee continues its investigation of former New York Fed Board Chairman Stephen Friedman.
Mar 26, 2010 / Greg Kaufmann
Credit Where Due, Geithner Credit Where Due, Geithner
What Tim Geithner should be getting credit for, it seems to me, is that Lehman Brothers report -- well, not the report, but the cover-up.
Mar 16, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Dodd’s Not-Independent Consumer Watchdog Dodd’s Not-Independent Consumer Watchdog
Dodd's bill puts a strong cop on the beat. But the same regulators who've already failed us would look over its shoulder.
Mar 15, 2010 / Kai Wright
There’s No ‘Compromise’ Protection Against Predators There’s No ‘Compromise’ Protection Against Predators
Good riddance to the Senate's bipartisan effort to build a weak Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
Mar 14, 2010 / Kai Wright
Iceland Busts the Banksters Iceland Busts the Banksters
Icelanders have become "the world's first rebels against the idea of clearing up after the mess made by a reckless private bank."
Mar 7, 2010 / John Nichols
The Contractor Scofflaws The Contractor Scofflaws
Obama is on the brink of bringing significant reforms for workers to government contractors.
Mar 4, 2010 / William Greider