Economy

Robert Scheer Takes Down the Architects of the Financial Crisis Robert Scheer Takes Down the Architects of the Financial Crisis

According to a review just published in the Los Angeles Times, Scheers new book breaks down the economic policy decisions that created the financial crisis, and calls out the men w...

Oct 18, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room

The Wall Comes Tumbling Down The Wall Comes Tumbling Down

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers signed a historic agreement between farmworkers and a major grower.

Oct 18, 2010 / The Notion / Greg Kaufmann

Corporations Hide Election Spending From the Public Eye Corporations Hide Election Spending From the Public Eye

To take advantage of Citizens United while shielding themselves from accountability, corporate interests have begun steering election funding through nonprofits and trade associati...

Oct 18, 2010 / Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and Controller Wendy Greuel

Indocumentados Trabajaron Para Dobbs Indocumentados Trabajaron Para Dobbs

Lou Dobbs regularmente arremetía contra los “empleadores de ilegales.” Sin embargo, el propio Dobbs utilizó mano de obra de indocumentados para qu...

Oct 18, 2010 / Isabel Macdonald

The Breakdown: What Caused the Foreclosure Crisis?

The Breakdown: What Caused the Foreclosure Crisis? The Breakdown: What Caused the Foreclosure Crisis?

Bank of America—the largest US bank—has just said that it will halt foreclosures in 23 states due to documentation irregularities. How did we get into the foreclosure crisis in the...

Oct 15, 2010 / Audio / Chris Hayes

Labour’s Identity Crisis

Labour’s Identity Crisis Labour’s Identity Crisis

The Labour Party's biggest challenge is the lack of a credible alternative to the Conservative-Liberal narrative of crisis and austerity.

Oct 14, 2010 / Editorial / D.D. Guttenplan

The Bank of America Mortgage Settlement Fiasco

The Bank of America Mortgage Settlement Fiasco The Bank of America Mortgage Settlement Fiasco

Angelo Mozilo, former CEO of Countrywide Financial, has just agreed to pay $67.5 million SEC fine. But the landmark 2008 settlement with Bank of America, which had acquired Country...

Oct 13, 2010 / Feature / Alex Ulam

Invasion of the Robot Home Snatchers Invasion of the Robot Home Snatchers

The Titanic that is the US housing market has just sprung its biggest leak.

Oct 13, 2010 / Robert Scheer

Briefing: Ari Berman & Karen Finney on Mobilizing the Democratic Base Briefing: Ari Berman & Karen Finney on Mobilizing the Democratic Base

As the Tea Partiers and the GOP's committed base amp up their efforts ahead of the fast-approaching midterms, the Democrats can't match the right's fervor. Where did they go so w...

Oct 12, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV

America Has a Financial Watchdog—Now We Must Fight to Keep It America Has a Financial Watchdog—Now We Must Fight to Keep It

Progressives must ensure that Elizabeth Warren can continue her crucial work—whether or not the Republicans win in November.

Oct 12, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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