Economics

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

The House Folds: The Housing Market and Irrational Exuberance The House Folds: The Housing Market and Irrational Exuberance

Without a commitment to affordable housing for all, the ownership society remains a myth for many Americans.

Nov 25, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Max Fraser

We’re All Minskyites Now We’re All Minskyites Now

Lessons from a free-market critic on the contradictions of economic crisis.

Oct 29, 2008 / Robert Pollin

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