Economy

Wisconsin Governor Walker Stonewalls as FBI Raids Home of Top Political Aide Wisconsin Governor Walker Stonewalls as FBI Raids Home of Top Political Aide

A burgeoning “John Doe” probe targets anti-labor governor's political appointees.

Sep 19, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Thousands Cheer Bernie Sanders’s Appeal to Obama, Super-Committee: Make the Rich Pay for Deficits Thousands Cheer Bernie Sanders’s Appeal to Obama, Super-Committee: Make the Rich Pay for Deficits

Headlining Wisconsin's Fighting Bob Fest, the largest annual gathering of progressives in the country, the Vermont senator drew the loudest cheers for a stern warning to the presid...

Sep 18, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

#OccupyWallStreet: Searching for Hope in America #OccupyWallStreet: Searching for Hope in America

Hundreds of protesters demand an end to America’s two-tier system that allows the rich to buy elections while the poor shoulder the burden of budget cuts.

Sep 17, 2011 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny

This Week: The Food Movement at 40. PLUS: Get ‘Up with Chris Hayes’ This Week: The Food Movement at 40. PLUS: Get ‘Up with Chris Hayes’

This week, The Nation’s special issue takes stock of the food movement at 40. Plus, “ALEC Exposed” wins a Sidney, Chris Hayes’s new show debuts on MSNBC, an...

Sep 16, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

House Republicans Pass the ‘Outsourcers Bill of Rights’ House Republicans Pass the ‘Outsourcers Bill of Rights’

A bill passed by the House of Representatives could have some frightenting impacts for American workers if enacted.

Sep 16, 2011 / Blog / George Zornick

As Oil Declines, So Does America As Oil Declines, So Does America

America and oil. It’s like bacon and eggs, Batman and Robin. Now, it’s a guarantee of a trip to hell in a handbasket.

Sep 15, 2011 / Michael T. Klare

Melissa Harris-Perry: Is the Economic Downturn Lowering SAT Scores? Melissa Harris-Perry: Is the Economic Downturn Lowering SAT Scores?

New low SAT scores reflect the economic downturn and a more diverse student pool that consists of more minority students, first generation college-goers and non-English speaking st...

Sep 15, 2011 / Nation in the News / MSNBC

Obama Backs Off Social Security, Medicare Reform Obama Backs Off Social Security, Medicare Reform

The Democrats’ loss in New York's 9th District was an ominous rebuke to the president. Good thing he won’t be suggesting entitlement reform next week.

Sep 15, 2011 / Blog / William Greider

Obama’s Economy: One Betrayal Too Many Obama’s Economy: One Betrayal Too Many

With a record 46.2 million Americans living in poverty, it’s getting too late to give President Obama a pass on the economy.

Sep 15, 2011 / Robert Scheer

Bush Tax Cuts Are the Elephant in the Super-Committee Room Bush Tax Cuts Are the Elephant in the Super-Committee Room

The super committee has a lot of big choices to make—but they have little to do with the deficit.

Sep 15, 2011 / Blog / George Zornick

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