Class, Not ‘Race’ Class, Not ‘Race’
No racial profiling took place with Henry Louis Gates Jr.; it's not the "teachable moment" for which many are so understandably eager.
Jul 29, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman
Bend It Like Obama? Bend It Like Obama?
With healthcare reform, the White House has transformed an intimate issue into a technical argument about long-term actuarial projections.
Jul 29, 2009 / Editorial / Chris Hayes
Dire States Dire States
Banks and financial institutions were never "too big to fail." State and local governments are.
Jul 29, 2009 / Editorial / John Nichols
Bank of America: Bad For Consumers? Bank of America: Bad For Consumers?
The SEIU's Stephen Lerner, Former BoA employee Chris Feener, and Max Fraad Wolff on the bank's unsavory practices.
The New Truth-Teller The New Truth-Teller
In naming Phil Angelides as chair of the new Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, Congress has picked an aggressive, visionary reformer.
Jul 20, 2009 / Feature / William Greider
Will Unemployment Sink the Obama Agenda? Will Unemployment Sink the Obama Agenda?
The Nation's John Nichols looks at the political risks of joblessness, and discusses the need for a second stimulus.
Jul 17, 2009 / Video / The Nation Video
By the Numbers By the Numbers
Since 1940, Democrats have had far greater success creating jobs than Republicans.
Jul 17, 2009 / Editorial / David Cay Johnston
…And a Law for Poor People …And a Law for Poor People
Obama wants to repeal many strictures on legal services funding. But more needs to be done.
Jul 15, 2009 / Feature /
So Far From God, So Close to Wall St. So Far From God, So Close to Wall St.
Mexico's troubles illustrate the destructive effects of NAFTA's neoliberal economics.
Dismantling the Temple Dismantling the Temple
How to fix the Federal Reserve.
Jul 15, 2009 / Feature / William Greider