Economy

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Debt Deal Exposes America’s Democratic Deficit Katrina vanden Heuvel: Debt Deal Exposes America’s Democratic Deficit

The political and economic elite are drifting further and further away from the rest of the country.

Aug 2, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Melissa Harris-Perry: Voters Are Crying Out for Economic Recovery Melissa Harris-Perry: Voters Are Crying Out for Economic Recovery

Melissa Harris-Perry argues that the debt deal will only make it more difficult for the federal government to foster the economic recovery the American people so desperately want.

Aug 2, 2011 / Video / MSNBC

Slide Show: The 8 Biggest Winners and Losers of the Debt Ceiling Deal

Slide Show: The 8 Biggest Winners and Losers of the Debt Ceiling Deal Slide Show: The 8 Biggest Winners and Losers of the Debt Ceiling Deal

The Senate passed a debt deal today that will raise the debt ceiling into 2013 and reduce government spending by $2.5 trillion. Now that the bill has been signed into law by Presid…

Aug 2, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Debt Deal Exposes America’s Democratic Deficit

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Debt Deal Exposes America’s Democratic Deficit Katrina vanden Heuvel: Debt Deal Exposes America’s Democratic Deficit

The political and economic elite are drifting further and further away from the rest of the country.

Aug 2, 2011 / Audio / The Diane Rehm Show

Winners and Losers in Congress’s Debt Deal Winners and Losers in Congress’s Debt Deal

The Nation's Ari Melber on MSNBC's The Last Word describes how Barack Obama might have made the debt ceiling and eventual debt deal more of a compromise and less of a concessi...

Aug 2, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Winners and Losers in Congress’s Debt Deal Winners and Losers in Congress’s Debt Deal

The Nation's Ari Melber on MSNBC's The Last Word describes how Barack Obama might have made the debt ceiling and eventual debt deal more of a compromise and less of a concessi...

Aug 2, 2011 / Video / MSNBC

The Hidden History of ALEC and Prison Labor The Hidden History of ALEC and Prison Labor

Years after ALEC's Truth In Sentencing bills became the law of the land, its Prison Industries Act has quietly expanded prison labor across the country.

Aug 1, 2011 / Mike Elk and Bob Sloan

Obama Releases Video Crediting Supporters for Debt Deal Obama Releases Video Crediting Supporters for Debt Deal

President Obama heralds his supporters for pressuring Congress for a debt deal that most of his supporters dislike.

Aug 1, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Melber

Katrina vanden Heuvel on ‘All Things Considered’: Debt Ceiling Compromises and Consequences Katrina vanden Heuvel on ‘All Things Considered’: Debt Ceiling Compromises and Consequences

All of the plans on the table for solving the debt crisis, including the finalized plan, are far removed from the needs and wants of ordinary Americans.

Aug 1, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Can the UAW’s Bob King Bring Auto Union Power Back? Can the UAW’s Bob King Bring Auto Union Power Back?

King’s progressive credentials are impressive, but his popularity with members will be tested as he goes up against the Big Three in tough contract talks.

Aug 1, 2011 / David Moberg

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