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Economics
Economics news and analysis from The Nation
May 17, 2019
His new book, The Privileged Poor , examines the way elite colleges and universities welcome, and don’t welcome, students from the working classes.
May 16, 2019
New York’s mayor has delivered some real, progressive change—which is why he should remain focused on improving the lives of people in his city.
May 16, 2019
If there’s a tax-evasion problem, it festers at the top of our income scale. Yet the IRS too often expends its precious resources going after the poor.
May 15, 2019
The US government already has the means to assure lifelong financial stability to all Americans. Here’s how we can make it happen.
May 13, 2019
When Americans age or need help with the basic tasks of living, they often have no one to turn to but their family members. A groundbreaking program in Washington will change that for residents of the state.
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May 10, 2019
Far from being the safest choice, Biden lacks the economic vision necessary to counter Trump.
May 10, 2019
A proposal to redefine “poverty” would throw potentially millions of low-income people out of government-assistance programs.
May 10, 2019
For the president of the Association of Flight Attendants, radical politics starts in the workplace.
May 9, 2019
America’s broken health-care system extorts its patients just so they can access a basic human right.
May 9, 2019
In Republic of Lies , Anna Merlan documents our age of conspiracy.
