Time to Act on Inequality Time to Act on Inequality
As the gap between rich and poor widens, Americans await reforms to improve the well-being of all.
Apr 5, 2007 / Editorial / The Editors
Rich Get Richer, Poor Get Powerless Rich Get Richer, Poor Get Powerless
The gap between rich and poor hasn't been this wide since the Depression.
Apr 4, 2007 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman
The Loan Shark Lobby The Loan Shark Lobby
With Democrats in control of Congress, prospects for regulating subprime lenders have improved. But don't hold your breath.
Mar 29, 2007 / Editorial / Garrett Ordower
Credit Card Tricks Credit Card Tricks
Banks no longer lend money to people able to pay them back. Now they trap the poor, the sick, students and elderly people into signing up for credit cards and watch the fees pile u...
Mar 16, 2007 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman
Robert Engler Robert Engler
Remembering the political economist who brought to contemporary issues the research and philosophical vision of a scholar.
Mar 15, 2007 / Editorial / The Editors
KBR’s $400 Million Iraq Question KBR’s $400 Million Iraq Question
Did the Pentagon's biggest Iraq contractor violate military policy by hiring Blackwater and other private military companies?
Mar 12, 2007 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill and Garrett Ordower
Subprime Mortgage Blues Subprime Mortgage Blues
As the housing market flattens, the poor pay the price for the greed and stupidity of the real estate and banking bigwigs.
Mar 5, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Remembering Norma Rae Remembering Norma Rae
Why does Hollywood render unions and the working class invisible?
Feb 26, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Robert Nathan and Jo-Ann Mort
Pro-Immigrant Populism Pro-Immigrant Populism
Immigration reform should be shaped by progressive values that prize the dignity of all workers.
Feb 22, 2007 / Editorial / Andrea Batista Schlesinger
Home Truths Home Truths
That poor children in the United States and Britain have the worst quality of life in the developed world speaks volumes about our misplaced priorities.
Feb 22, 2007 / Editorial / The Editors