For Poor, America’s a Sinking Ship For Poor, America’s a Sinking Ship
For all the talk of Wall Street reform, and new consumer protections, and talk of alternative energy policy, the fact remains that for most people, America is a sinking ship.
Jun 2, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
Ayn Rand: I Am the Greatest Ayn Rand: I Am the Greatest
Nation writer Corey Robin discusses Ayn Rand's kitsch philosophy.
Jun 1, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Press Room
Ayn Rand: I Am the Greatest Ayn Rand: I Am the Greatest
Nation writer Corey Robin discusses Ayn Rand's kitsch philosophy.
Jun 1, 2010 / Books & the Arts / GRITtv
BP and US Government ‘Command Center’ Guarded by Company From Afghan Embassy Hazing Scandal BP and US Government ‘Command Center’ Guarded by Company From Afghan Embassy Hazing Scandal
Journalists Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis describe their run-in with Wackenhut security as they attempted to interview BP and US government officials in the US Gulf. "The whole Gu...
May 28, 2010 / Blog / Jeremy Scahill
The Junkies of Wall Street The Junkies of Wall Street
Derivatives regulation, a consumer financial protection agency, limits on speculative trading—will they make it into the final financial reform bill?
May 27, 2010 / Editorial / The Editors
Blame Clinton, Not Paul Blame Clinton, Not Paul
Rand Paul is a distraction. The real question is: why did Clinton leave responsibility for the poor to the states while letting the federal government maintain a lavish welfare sys...
May 26, 2010 / Robert Scheer
A Mother’s Catch-22 A Mother’s Catch-22
Low-income mothers can't work without child care and can't afford child care without working. As local governments refuse funding for child-care subsidies, moms are ending up...
May 25, 2010 / William Greider
Any Given Sunday Any Given Sunday
We can't get financial reform on the scale we need without embarrassing people.
May 20, 2010 / Editorial / Chris Hayes
Whacking the Old Folks Whacking the Old Folks
Will Social Security become President Obama's sacrificial lamb?
May 20, 2010 / Editorial / William Greider
Confronting the Euro-Crisis Confronting the Euro-Crisis
The bailout may stanch the bleeding for now, but if the EU does not strengthen economic governance and growth and work toward further political integration, new crises will erupt.
May 14, 2010 / Jordan Stancil