Katrina vanden Heuvel: It’s a Jobs Crisis, Not a Deficit Crisis Katrina vanden Heuvel: It’s a Jobs Crisis, Not a Deficit Crisis
The argument that tax cuts to wealthy will create jobs doesn't make sense.
Apr 7, 2011 / CNN
‘Tax the Rich, Not the Poor!’ ‘Tax the Rich, Not the Poor!’
Despite the fact that a majority of Americans want defense spending cut and the wealthy taxed at higher rates, Congress has shown only a willingness to slash social programs.
Apr 7, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
Bad Credit: How Payday Lenders Evade Regulation Bad Credit: How Payday Lenders Evade Regulation
The $30 billion-a-year industry continues to fleece borrowers with high rates and shady terms.
Apr 6, 2011 / Feature / Kai Wright
In Baltimore, a Test for an Alternative to Payday Loans In Baltimore, a Test for an Alternative to Payday Loans
Small-dollar loan programs are providing a cushion for the poor in Maryland—and spreading around the country.
Apr 6, 2011 / Feature / Adam Doster
New York City Teach-In Resonates with OU Audience New York City Teach-In Resonates with OU Audience
Apr 6, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation
UMass Joins National Teach-In on Campuses Calling for Equality in America UMass Joins National Teach-In on Campuses Calling for Equality in America
National teach-in staged on college campuses across the country came to UMass Amherst Tuesday. The teach-in called for greater economic equality in America.
Apr 6, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Swans and Zombies: Neoliberalism’s Permanent Contradiction Swans and Zombies: Neoliberalism’s Permanent Contradiction
Modern capital is in crisis, and neoliberalism, which redistributes wealth upward, keeps the zombie shambling forward, hungry and blindly grasping.
Apr 6, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Clover
America’s Class Problem America’s Class Problem
The delusion of a classless society in which opportunity is equally distributed is the most effective deception perpetrated by our moneyed elite.
Apr 6, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Kloppenburg Declares Victory Over Prosser in Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Kloppenburg Declares Victory Over Prosser in Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
First-time candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg declared victory in her bid to unseat a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice closely aligned with the union-busting governor Scott Walker.
Apr 6, 2011 / John Nichols
The Roots of the Côte d’Ivoire Crisis The Roots of the Côte d’Ivoire Crisis
How the demand for chocolate—yes, chocolate!—helped fuel the country's civil war.
Apr 5, 2011 / Feature / James North