Economy

Kai Wright Explains the Subprime Swindle Kai Wright Explains the Subprime Swindle

Nation magazine contributor Kai Wright discusses his July 14 article about the mortgage crisis and its effect on the black middle class.

Jul 10, 2008 / Video / The Nation Video and Brett Story

Disaster Capitalists Reap Profits Disaster Capitalists Reap Profits

As the planet is rocked by multiple shocks, here's a look at how disaster capitalists are reaping the benefits--leveraging the Iraq War, the push for arctic drilling and the global...

Jul 2, 2008 / Column / Naomi Klein

A man ekes out a living scavenging on a garbage dump in the Philippines.

A New Geological Era for Earth A New Geological Era for Earth

As human actions change the planet in irreversable ways, will human bonds suffer irreversable damage, too?

Jun 27, 2008 / Feature / Mike Davis

Mortgage Industry Bankrupts Black America Mortgage Industry Bankrupts Black America

How the mortgage industry stole black America's hard-won wealth.

Jun 26, 2008 / Feature / Kai Wright

A Subprime Bailout A Subprime Bailout

Congress bails out the banks, but needs to do far more for homeowners devastated by the subprime crisis.

Jun 26, 2008 / Editorial / The Editors

Barbara Ehrenreich Takes On Colbert Barbara Ehrenreich Takes On Colbert

Barbara Ehrenreich discusses her new book, This Land is Their Land, and riffs on the 'New Inequality' with the king of deadpan.

Jun 24, 2008 / Video / The Colbert Report

A Conversation With NBA Union Man Billy Hunter A Conversation With NBA Union Man Billy Hunter

Billy Hunter has a progressive spine and a background that has taken him from working with Huey Newton to sitting across the table from the most formidable commissioner in sports, ...

Jun 19, 2008 / Column / Dave Zirin

Where’s the Beef? Where’s the Beef?

South Koreans won't be buffaloed by US beef or the Bush Administration's erratic policies.

Jun 19, 2008 / Editorial / Bruce Cumings

Domestic Workers Unite Domestic Workers Unite

Domestic workers in America are among the most economically exploited and vulnerable to abuse by their employers.

Jun 13, 2008 / Feature / Lizzy Ratner

Obama’s Chicago Boys Obama’s Chicago Boys

Before Obama can transform the economy, he has some housecleaning to do.

Jun 12, 2008 / Column / Naomi Klein

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