Economy

Next Fed Head Should Meet the Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren Standard

Next Fed Head Should Meet the Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren Standard Next Fed Head Should Meet the Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren Standard

America needs a Fed chair who has "the right temperament and a willingness to take on Wall Street CEOs."

Aug 13, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols

Occupy Bank Cards!

Occupy Bank Cards! Occupy Bank Cards!

A band of finance wizards take on the system they now say is corrupt.

Aug 12, 2013 / Alissa Quart

Same Old ALEC

Same Old ALEC Same Old ALEC

Its annual conference proved that ALEC is still cozy with the NRA—and still pushing the agenda of giant corporations and right-wing ideologues.

Aug 9, 2013 / Micah Uetricht

This Week in Poverty: The Expert Testimony of Tianna Gaines-Turner

This Week in Poverty: The Expert Testimony of Tianna Gaines-Turner This Week in Poverty: The Expert Testimony of Tianna Gaines-Turner

If Congress would choose to listen to people in poverty, rather than just talking about them, this is what they would hear.

Aug 9, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann

How the ‘Opt-Out Revolution’ Changed Men

How the ‘Opt-Out Revolution’ Changed Men How the ‘Opt-Out Revolution’ Changed Men

The personal is also political for husbands.

Aug 8, 2013 / Blog / Bryce Covert

Walmart Gets Desperate Walmart Gets Desperate

The country's largest employer tried to compare the wages of their long-term employees to the stipends of Nation interns. The Daily Beast bought their spin.

Aug 7, 2013 / The Nation

Reminiscing About ‘The Washington Post’

Reminiscing About ‘The Washington Post’ Reminiscing About ‘The Washington Post’

In the wake of the news that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post, William Greider looks back on the paper’s glory days.

Aug 7, 2013 / Blog / William Greider

Unions and Environmentalists: A Match Made with Difficulty

Unions and Environmentalists: A Match Made with Difficulty Unions and Environmentalists: A Match Made with Difficulty

How labor and environmentalists in California are finding common cause.

Aug 7, 2013 / Blog / Madeline Ostrander

Congress Misses an Opportunity to Reverse Sequester Cuts to Housing

Congress Misses an Opportunity to Reverse Sequester Cuts to Housing Congress Misses an Opportunity to Reverse Sequester Cuts to Housing

A Senate attempt to restore sequester cuts to low-income housing fails—housing assistance trend continues to go from bad to worse.

Aug 7, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann

Veto Decision Looms for DC Retail Living Wage Bill

Veto Decision Looms for DC Retail Living Wage Bill Veto Decision Looms for DC Retail Living Wage Bill

The bill, requiring hourly compensation of $12.50, is a high-profile challenge to Walmart’s business model.

Aug 7, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson

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