Economy

Citizens Petition Federal Reserve: Fire Jamie Dimon Citizens Petition Federal Reserve: Fire Jamie Dimon

The JPMorgan Chase CEO sits on the New York Federal Reserve Board of Governors, which is a clear conflict of interest. 

Jun 25, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick

The State of the Minimum Wage The State of the Minimum Wage

There is no state where a person can afford a two-bedroom apartment working a forty-hour week on any state’s minimum wage.

Jun 25, 2012 / Blog / Chris Hayes

Supreme Court: More Elections for Sale

Supreme Court: More Elections for Sale Supreme Court: More Elections for Sale

By striking down a century-old Montana anti-corruption law, a narrow High Court majority has removed barriers to the buying of state and local elections by multinational corporat...

Jun 25, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

Don’t Like Sports? Three Other Reasons to Be a Fan of Title IX Don’t Like Sports? Three Other Reasons to Be a Fan of Title IX

Even the non-sporty among us have likely benefited from its enforcement.

Jun 25, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert

The Robin Hood Tax: A Powerful Antidote to Austerity The Robin Hood Tax: A Powerful Antidote to Austerity

A global tax on Wall Street speculation is a good idea whose time has come.

Jun 25, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

This Week in Poverty: Ms. Vasquez Goes to Washington This Week in Poverty: Ms. Vasquez Goes to Washington

Houston janitor Adriana Vasquez travels to Congress and asks Jamie Dimon one simple question.

Jun 22, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann

Why Can’t Women Have It All? It’s Not You—It’s Discrimination Why Can’t Women Have It All? It’s Not You—It’s Discrimination

Ann-Marie Slaughter’s cover story in The Atlantic is devoid of tools for real change, but at least it starts a conversation.

Jun 21, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert

High Court Produces a Politics of, by and for Corporations High Court Produces a Politics of, by and for Corporations

The Supreme Court’s partisan majority has made it harder for public-sector unions to engage in politics. This is not what democracy looks like.

Jun 21, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

This Is What a Businessman in the White House Looks Like

This Is What a Businessman in the White House Looks Like This Is What a Businessman in the White House Looks Like

That CEOs make better presidents has been Romney’s mantra, but a quick look at history says otherwise.

Jun 21, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

Thousands of Doctors Strike in UK Protest Over Pensions Thousands of Doctors Strike in UK Protest Over Pensions

Thousands of doctors strike in the UK over changes to their pensions. Are they greedy, or does society have skewed priorities?

Jun 21, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny

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