A House-Poor Nation A House-Poor Nation
Without significant federal action, affordable housing will become increasingly out of reach.
Jan 22, 2009 / Feature / Adam Doster
Foreclosure Fightback Foreclosure Fightback
Activists demand a foreclosure freeze, renegotiated loans and a bailout for all.
Jan 22, 2009 / Feature / Ben Ehrenreich
An Epoch Named! An Epoch Named!
Your submissions to the Name Our Epoch contest were awesome: The Age of Avarice, The Crassical Period, The Bling Bang, The New Steal. And the winner is....
Jan 16, 2009 / Feature / Chuck Collins and Sam Pizzigati
Redoing Globalization Redoing Globalization
The economic crisis was caused by world trade imbalances just as much as domestic problems.
Dec 23, 2008 / Feature / Sherle R. Schwenninger
The Importance of Perspective The Importance of Perspective
This essay, a finalist in The Nation's Student Writing Contest, argues that the most important prerequisite for being a good president cannot be found in the marble hallways of the...
Dec 17, 2008 / Feature / Natalia Thompson
Addressing Inequity in Education Addressing Inequity in Education
This essay, the high school winner of The Nation's Student Writing Contest, argues that until inequities in education are eliminated, a permanent underclass will continue to exist.
Dec 15, 2008 / Feature / Laine Alison Zalac
American Dreams American Dreams
If the American Dream is a form of worship, we need new totems to fit new and troubled times.
Dec 11, 2008 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Socialism Is No Longer a Dirty Word Socialism Is No Longer a Dirty Word
The case for public ownership.
Dec 10, 2008 / Feature / André Schiffrin
Can Obama Stay the Course? Can Obama Stay the Course?
As he drives his team of retreads, the challenge for Obama is to remain the agent of change who electrified the nation.
Dec 3, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Spreading the Wealth: Knowledge as Social Inheritance Spreading the Wealth: Knowledge as Social Inheritance
Amid the ruins of a new gilded age, the devalued and depressed American people are ready to demand more.
Nov 25, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Mark Engler