Economy

Triumph of the Wills Triumph of the Wills

A new apologia for Anglo-Saxon noblesse oblige needs a reality check.

Nov 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Brook

Crisis as Opportunity Crisis as Opportunity

The softening economy, foreclosures, bank write-offs, the swooning dollar and stock market are intruding on the politics of 2008. Do the candidates have a clue?

Nov 15, 2007 / Editorial / The Editors

The Subprime Bailout The Subprime Bailout

One way or another, banks will get taxpayer help to undo the subprime mess, but it won't be cheap. And the rest of us can bank on getting robbed in the process.

Nov 14, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

Immigrant Drivers License Plan Unravels Immigrant Drivers License Plan Unravels

New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer had a good idea about how to issue driver's licenses to undocumented workers. Too bad he caved.

Nov 14, 2007 / Editorial / Andrea Batista Schlesinger and Amy Traub

The Coming Foreclosure Tsunami The Coming Foreclosure Tsunami

As Congress grapples with the wave of foreclosures and bankruptcies resulting from the subprime mess, why are some Dems siding with the banks?

Nov 13, 2007 / Feature / Chris Hayes

Writers Strike, Silence Falls Writers Strike, Silence Falls

As the screenwriters strike enters its second week, take a moment to appreciate those without whom late night comics are struck mute, movies are left unmade and on TV, there's no...

Nov 12, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Barbara Ehrenreich

Latin America’s Shock Resistance Latin America’s Shock Resistance

Recent events in the region show how societies can recover from extreme capitalism.

Nov 8, 2007 / Feature / Naomi Klein

Environmentalism With a Social Conscience Environmentalism With a Social Conscience

At the eighteenth annual Bioneers Conference, environmentalists and social activists are creating alliances that allow the poor to share the promise of a greening America.

Nov 7, 2007 / Feature / Joliange Wright

Rapture Rescue 911: Disaster Response for the Chosen Rapture Rescue 911: Disaster Response for the Chosen

Gone are the days of equal protection. Intense natural disasters like the California wildfires are being met with a new model: privatized disaster response.

Nov 1, 2007 / Column / Naomi Klein

A mobile home park in ruins after the 2007 Harris Fire in California.

People Burn Here People Burn Here

Immigrants are the invisible victims of the California wildfires.

Nov 1, 2007 / Editorial / Mike Davis

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