The Shock Doctrine The Shock Doctrine
In this VideoNation report, Nation columnist Naomi Klein explains how after 9/11 the Bush Administration launched a new security economy, driven by the notion of an endless war aga...
Sep 18, 2007 / Video / Naomi Klein and Laura Hanna
The Housing Bubble Pops The Housing Bubble Pops
To solve the subprime mortgage crisis, start with aid for vulnerable homeowners, smarter economic policies and a more competent Federal Reserve Board.
Sep 13, 2007 / Editorial / Dean Baker
Welcome to Fleece U Welcome to Fleece U
Our mission is to take feckless teenagers like you and turn them into full-fledged debtors.
Sep 6, 2007 / Editorial / Barbara Ehrenreich
Perishable Goods Perishable Goods
A new biography of economist Joseph Schumpeter explores his insights into the emerging world of globalized capitalism.
Sep 6, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Robin Blackburn
The Fed Won’t Help the Working Class The Fed Won’t Help the Working Class
By pumping more money into the economy to bail out hedge funds and subprime lenders, the Federal Reserve will only worsen inflation's bite into average Americans' paychecks.
Aug 31, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Travails of the Super-Rich Travails of the Super-Rich
Just in time for Labor Day, a new report on the gap between the boss and the average worker is a gleefully malicious attack on the richest CEOs.
Aug 31, 2007 / Editorial / Barbara Ehrenreich
Whole Foods CEO Sows Wild Oats Whole Foods CEO Sows Wild Oats
America's favorite natural grocery chain is looking like just another greedy, antiunion corporation.
Aug 28, 2007 / Feature / Matthew Blake
Big Brother Democracy Big Brother Democracy
Protesters in Quebec were treated like contestants in a reality show--put in a field and watched on TV monitors.
Aug 23, 2007 / Column / Naomi Klein
The Economy Debates The Economy Debates
Want to know the real differences between the candidates? Listen to what they say about the economy.
Aug 23, 2007 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage
Bush’s Immigration Clampdown Crimped Bush’s Immigration Clampdown Crimped
A federal judge in San Francisco has put on hold new Homeland Security regulations designed to crack down on illegal immigrants in the workplace.
Aug 22, 2007 / Feature / David Bacon