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5d ago
James K. Galbraith
A recent New York Times column argued that the long term fixed-rate loan popular with US homebuyers is unfair to banks. In fact the arrangement—a fruit of the New Deal—is something all Americans should be thankful for.
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The Nation » Financial Crisis
6d ago
Jacob Sugarman
A far-right libertarian and dictatorship apologist is about to become the nation’s next president. It’s a victory that the United States helped enable.
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The Nation » Financial Crisis
3w ago
Jonathan Rosenblum
The question now is whether that victory provides a launchpad for rebuilding worker power in the auto industry and beyond. Or is just a blip in labor’s steady generational decline?.
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The Nation » Financial Crisis
1M ago
Jacob Sugarman
The front-runner in next week’s election wants to create a free-market dystopia where even human organs are for sale. Oh—and he believes he can communicate with his dead dog.
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The Nation » Financial Crisis
1M ago
Kirk Maynard
Despite spending more per capita on health care than any other wealthy country, the US struggles to match other nations’ life expectancy and health outcomes.
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The Nation » Financial Crisis
1M ago
Peter Kuper
Fossil fuels, profits of doom.
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The Nation » Financial Crisis
1M ago
Andrea Arroyo
Latinos contributed a record-breaking $3.2 trillion to the US economy in 2021 (equivalent to the fifth-largest economy in the world), according to a new study by UCLA researchers.
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The Nation » Financial Crisis
2M ago
Jeet Heer
The former GOP presidential nominee is now a pariah in his own party.
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The Nation » Financial Crisis
2M ago
Jeet Heer
Don't wet your bed. Organize!
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The Nation » Financial Crisis
3M ago
C.M. Lewis
The West Coast capital, once famous for hostility to organized labor, emerges as the epicenter of national strike action.
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