Economy

Dave Zirin: The Resolution of the NFL Lockout Is a Labor Victory Dave Zirin: The Resolution of the NFL Lockout Is a Labor Victory

After an eighteen-week standoff, the NFL players' unanimously voted to approve an agreement that promotes player health and safety.

Jul 27, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

How America Could Collapse How America Could Collapse

Supply chain shocks have already led to shortages of videotape and auto parts. Could food or medicine be next?

Jul 27, 2011 / Matt Stoller

Dave Zirin: The Resolution of the NFL Lockout Is a Labor Victory Dave Zirin: The Resolution of the NFL Lockout Is a Labor Victory

After an eighteen-week labor standoff, the National Football League players' union has unanimously voted to approve an agreement that promotes player health and safety.

Jul 27, 2011 / Video / Democracy Now!

Debt Madness Was Always About Killing Social Security

Debt Madness Was Always About Killing Social Security Debt Madness Was Always About Killing Social Security

This phony debt crisis has now passed through the looking glass into the realm where madness reigns.

Jul 27, 2011 / Robert Scheer

The Trouble With Tomatoes: Slave Labor (and That Cardboard Taste) The Trouble With Tomatoes: Slave Labor (and That Cardboard Taste)

South Florida is a terrible place to grow tomatoes—or to work in the tomato fields.

Jul 27, 2011 / The Notion / Jon Wiener

Why Were Minority Households Hit Harder by the Recession? Why Were Minority Households Hit Harder by the Recession?

Melissa Harris-Perry discusses the widening wealth gap between minority and white households.

Jul 26, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Glenn Beck’s ‘Hitler Youth’ Slur on Norway Victims Confuses WWII Sides

Glenn Beck’s ‘Hitler Youth’ Slur on Norway Victims Confuses WWII Sides Glenn Beck’s ‘Hitler Youth’ Slur on Norway Victims Confuses WWII Sides

After Anders Breivik murdered dozens of young socialists, Beck compared the dead to “Hitler Youth.” But the slain were actually heirs to a great tradition of battling N...

Jul 26, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

The GOP’s Politics of Bad Faith The GOP’s Politics of Bad Faith

After years of unnecessary spending and tax cuts, Republican politicians are finally complaining about unfathomable amounts of debt.

Jul 26, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

The GOP’s Politics of Bad Faith The GOP’s Politics of Bad Faith

After years of unnecessary spending and tax cuts, Republican politicians are finally complaining about unfathomable amounts of debt.

Jul 26, 2011 / Video / MSNBC

Why Were Minority Households Hit Harder by the Recession? Why Were Minority Households Hit Harder by the Recession?

Melissa Harris-Perry discusses the widening wealth gap between minority and white households. 

Jul 26, 2011 / Video / MSNBC

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