Economy

Labor’s Growing Pains Labor’s Growing Pains

SEIU battles the California Nurses and dissidents within its own ranks.

May 29, 2008 / Feature / Esther Kaplan

A Devil’s Dictionary of Finance A Devil’s Dictionary of Finance

An irreverent lexicon of terms that paved the way to the subprime mortgage meltdown.

May 15, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

Haiti on the ‘Death Plan’ Haiti on the ‘Death Plan’

Protesters decry high food prices--and the savage cost of "free trade" agreements.

May 15, 2008 / Feature / Reed Lindsay

Manufacturing a Food Crisis Manufacturing a Food Crisis

How "free trade" is destroying Third World agriculture--and who's fighting back.

May 15, 2008 / Feature / Walden Bello

Regime-Quakes in Burma and China Regime-Quakes in Burma and China

Nothing terrifies a repressive regime more than a natural disaster.

May 15, 2008 / Column / Naomi Klein

Bring Back Antitrust! Bring Back Antitrust!

Americans interested in economic justice used to consider antitrust litigation a top priority. Perhaps soon we will think along these lines again.

May 15, 2008 / Editorial / Harry First

Federal Reserve Freakout Federal Reserve Freakout

The Fed scrambles for solutions to the mortgage meltdown--but saving prudent homeowners also involves bailing out a huge number of wealthy speculators. What good is that?

May 9, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

Market Media Meltdown Market Media Meltdown

Financial news outlets, tethered to a mission to pump up confidence and support their advertisers, helped fuel the subprime meltdown.

May 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Danny Schechter

Poor Is the New Rich! Poor Is the New Rich!

As waves of poverty wash over the once-affluent, it's nice to know that you can share the pain.

May 6, 2008 / Editorial / Annabelle Gurwitch

Workers Memorial Day Workers Memorial Day

This week marked Workers Memorial Day, when unions and advocacy organizations held memorials and protests to honor those who have died on the job.

May 1, 2008 / Feature / Esther Kaplan

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