Economy

Independence for Indy Publisher Chelsea Green Independence for Indy Publisher Chelsea Green

Chelsea Green employees celebrated July 4th this year, not only independent but as brand-new employee-owners of their company.

Jul 4, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders

The Deepening Spanish Debt Crisis

The Deepening Spanish Debt Crisis The Deepening Spanish Debt Crisis

In Andalusia, they’re fighting unemployment and austerity with flamenco protests, house squatting and a reinvigorated leftist coalition.

Jul 3, 2012 / Andy Robinson

The Big, Bad Business of Fighting Guest Worker Rights The Big, Bad Business of Fighting Guest Worker Rights

Industry leaders and their Senate allies are trying to kill reforms protecting immigrant workers.

Jul 3, 2012 / Gabriel Thompson

Drew Brees, Union Power and the Big Payback Drew Brees, Union Power and the Big Payback

It might be hard to see a trade union hero in quarterback Drew Brees. But it shouldn’t be. 

Jul 2, 2012 / Blog / Dave Zirin

Los Angeles Chinatown Rages Against Walmart’s New ‘Neighborhood’ Strategy Los Angeles Chinatown Rages Against Walmart’s New ‘Neighborhood’ Strategy

Tom Morello joined the protest against the anti-union store this weekend.

Jun 30, 2012 / Blog / Jon Wiener

Robert Reich: Mitt Romney’s Casino Capitalism

Robert Reich: Mitt Romney’s Casino Capitalism Robert Reich: Mitt Romney’s Casino Capitalism

Romney and his kind turned much of our economy into a betting parlor—how did he ever become a serious candidate for the presidency?

Jun 29, 2012 / Audio / The Nation

This Week in Poverty: 89,000 Children in Pennsylvania Lose Medicaid This Week in Poverty: 89,000 Children in Pennsylvania Lose Medicaid

In Pennsylvania, 89,000 children have been dropped from Medicaid, including many with life-threatening illnesses who were mistakenly deemed ineligible.

Jun 29, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann

Ruling Could Allow Republicans to Deny Medicaid to Millions of Poor Americans Ruling Could Allow Republicans to Deny Medicaid to Millions of Poor Americans

Today’s decision could mean the no government insurance for millions of Americans that would otherwise get it under the ACA. 

Jun 28, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick

NAFTA on Steroids

NAFTA on Steroids NAFTA on Steroids

The Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would grant enormous new powers to corporations, is a massive assault on democracy.

Jun 27, 2012 / Editorial / Lori Wallach

Mitt Romney and the New Gilded Age

Mitt Romney and the New Gilded Age Mitt Romney and the New Gilded Age

Bain Capital is part of a system that enriches Wall Street while impoverishing millions.

Jun 27, 2012 / Feature / Robert B. Reich

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