Ethical Economics

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Abundance and the Basic Income Guarantee

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Abundance and the Basic Income Guarantee This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Abundance and the Basic Income Guarantee

The economist and futurist Robert Theobald argued in 1963 that technological changes could prove detrimental to American society if not adequately harnessed.

May 11, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Price: Sex, Death and Dhaka

The Price: Sex, Death and Dhaka The Price: Sex, Death and Dhaka

Someone somewhere must die for the pleasure someone somewhere else takes in a $4.95 bikini top.

May 8, 2013 / Editorial / JoAnn Wypijewski

How Wall Street Defanged Dodd-Frank

How Wall Street Defanged Dodd-Frank How Wall Street Defanged Dodd-Frank

Battalions of regulatory lawyers burrowed deep in the federal bureaucracy to foil reform.

Apr 30, 2013 / Feature / Gary Rivlin

Walmart Cuts Off ‘Brief Courtship’ With Warehouse Worker Group

Walmart Cuts Off ‘Brief Courtship’ With Warehouse Worker Group Walmart Cuts Off ‘Brief Courtship’ With Warehouse Worker Group

After an initial meeting, Walmart has told a union-backed warehouse workers group it decided to break it off.

Jan 17, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson

Fixing the Economy, a New Focus for Congress Fixing the Economy, a New Focus for Congress

A new year's resolution for Washington: make the economy work for working people. 

Jan 2, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Progressives Organize Push for a Strong SEC Chair Progressives Organize Push for a Strong SEC Chair

A petition demanding Obama appoint someone who will hold Wall Street accountable has already gained a significant number of signatures. 

Nov 27, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick

Austerity: A Violation of Human Rights?

Austerity: A Violation of Human Rights? Austerity: A Violation of Human Rights?

What if the debate about the so-called "fiscal cliff" were framed in human rights terms?

Nov 20, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders

Can the Federal Reserve Help Prevent a Second Recession?

Can the Federal Reserve Help Prevent a Second Recession? Can the Federal Reserve Help Prevent a Second Recession?

Chairman Ben Bernanke, who’s been sounding the alarm, is attacked constantly by the right. He and his allies need support from a mostly silent left.

Nov 8, 2012 / Books & the Arts / William Greider

Speak Out to the Federal Reserve! Speak Out to the Federal Reserve!

Progressives falsely assume this mysterious institution is impervious to public pressure. We need to make our voices heard.

Nov 8, 2012 / Feature / William Greider

A Real Foreign Policy Debate Should Talk Trade and Human Rights A Real Foreign Policy Debate Should Talk Trade and Human Rights

Trade policy is about economics. But it’s also about human rights—and whether countries that claim to support freedom and fairness really do.

Oct 22, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

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