The Conservative Class War, Continued The Conservative Class War, Continued
The assault on public employee unions is the next phase of a the forty-year campaign by the rich against the rest of us.
Feb 3, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Pentagon Fraud Papers: Contractors That Defrauded DOD Were Rewarded With $285 Billion in New Contracts The Pentagon Fraud Papers: Contractors That Defrauded DOD Were Rewarded With $285 Billion in New Contracts
Vermont Senator Sanders wanted to know how the Pentagon deals with companies that defraud it. He demanded an accounting. Over a three-year period, contractors convicted o...
Feb 3, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Slide Show: 8 Corporations That Owe You Money Slide Show: 8 Corporations That Owe You Money
Feb 3, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
White House to Push for Colombia Free Trade Treaty: Expect Body Count to Rise White House to Push for Colombia Free Trade Treaty: Expect Body Count to Rise
A Washington insider says to expect a push from White House to ratify the flawed Colombia Free Trade Treaty. Also to be expected: rising body counts of trade unionists.
Feb 3, 2011 / The Notion / Greg Grandin
Science, Yes. But Don’t Forget the Poor Science, Yes. But Don’t Forget the Poor
Obama must stand up and fight for the safety net.
Feb 2, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Inequality Drives Egyptians to Streets, But Ours Worse Inequality Drives Egyptians to Streets, But Ours Worse
It's amazing what inequality can drive people to, eventually. Just look at Egypt.
Jan 31, 2011 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
Boom Town and Bust City: A Tale of Two New Yorks Boom Town and Bust City: A Tale of Two New Yorks
Wall Street is rolling in cash again, but the rest of the city is still stuck in the Great Recession.
Jan 27, 2011 / Feature / Lizzy Ratner
Stockton Goes Bust Stockton Goes Bust
In California's Central Valley, the collapse of the housing bubble is causing acute misery.
Jan 27, 2011 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
Winning the Future? Winning the Future?
Was Obama’s appeal to US competitiveness just about beating the Chinese and Indians—or doing right by Americans?
Jan 27, 2011 / Editorial / The Editors
At White House, Axelrod Outlines Obama’s Post-SOTU Strategy At White House, Axelrod Outlines Obama’s Post-SOTU Strategy
The president's adviser offered few specifics of how the president planned to make promised new investments while observing a five-year domestic spending freeze.
Jan 27, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman