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The Nation » Financial Crisis
2w ago
Jacob Sugarman
The country’s new president has imposed a set of brutal austerity measures as part of a so-called “chainsaw plan.” The carnage is already mounting.
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The Nation » Financial Crisis
2w ago
Jeet Heer
Kennedy’s newly picked running mate, Nicole Shanahan, reflects the necro-futurism of Big Tech.
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The Nation » Financial Crisis
3w ago
James K. Galbraith
The White House believes American workers have seldom had it so good. And lots of prestigious economists agree. But the voters aren’t buying. Maybe they know something?
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The Nation » Financial Crisis
1M ago
Jeet Heer
Trashing Donald Trump can’t be Joe Biden’s whole reelection message. But it’s a good start.
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The Nation » Financial Crisis
3M ago
Larry Cohen
Joe Biden and the DNC have arranged a coronation, but what they don’t want you to know is that changing the rules is at least as important as choosing our rulers.
The post Even Without a Contest at the Top of the Ticket, Voting in the Democratic Primary Still Matters appeared first on The Nation ..read more
The Nation » Financial Crisis
3M ago
Michael Kazin
Mass movements stoke the fires of popular discontent, but only the state can pass laws and overhaul key institutions.
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The Nation » Financial Crisis
4M ago
Jack Ohman
Old fool!
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The Nation » Financial Crisis
4M ago
Pablo Calvi
As Javier Milei’s new free-market economic measures start to roll out, devaluation has already started to impact everyone in Argentina—especially the middle classes and the poor.
The post Argentina’s New President Swaps the Chain Saw for the Blender appeared first on The Nation ..read more
The Nation » Financial Crisis
5M 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
5M 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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