Bernie Sanders: Rally the People Bernie Sanders: Rally the People
Closing the gap between the wealthy and the poor is not as cut-and-dried as Obama paints it to be, but Senator Bernie Sanders has some alternative solutions for the problem.
Jul 30, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Bernie Sanders: Rally the People Bernie Sanders: Rally the People
Closing the gap between the wealthy and the poor is not as cut-and-dried as Obama paints it to be, but Senator Bernie Sanders has some alternative solutions for the problem.
It’s Time to Fix the Estate Tax It’s Time to Fix the Estate Tax
It's been said that only death and taxes are certain. But the "death tax" is anything but certain right now. Costing the Treasury billions, Congress has allowed the estat...
Jul 26, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week At TheNation.com: Views On Race and the Progressive Base This Week At TheNation.com: Views On Race and the Progressive Base
Views on race and the progressive base. Plus: The case for Elizabeth Warren, and JoAnn Wypijewski on "the party of no."
Jul 23, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bernie Sanders: No To Oligarchy Bernie Sanders: No To Oligarchy
While the middle class disappears and more Americans fall into poverty, the wealthiest people in our country are using their wealth and political power to protect their privileged ...
Jul 22, 2010 / Sen. Bernie Sanders
Making the Economy More Just Making the Economy More Just
Structural financial reform will come not through the sweep of a single piece of legislation, but with new innovative economic models that better reflect the democratic values of t...
Jul 22, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Case For Elizabeth Warren The Case For Elizabeth Warren
As the bankers and corporate lobbyists fight to diminish new financial regulation, Elizabeth Warren—leading activist and thinker in favor of reform—should be the top co...
Jul 20, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Great Hoarding Causing Great Hurt Great Hoarding Causing Great Hurt
When the balance between the powerful and the powerless gets this big what we need isn't sucking up (or standing back), it's standing tough.
Jul 15, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
Deficits of Mass Destruction Deficits of Mass Destruction
The Iraq War was never really about weapons of mass destruction, and the fight against the deficit is not actually about fiscal responsibility. It's a shell game for gutting the we...
Jul 15, 2010 / Editorial / Chris Hayes
Move Your BIG Money Move Your BIG Money
New York City union leaders are threatening to move their pensions to alternative financial institutions if big banks continue to just say no to Obama's mortgage modification progr...
Jul 15, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel