The U.S. economy
The Obama administration put bankers' bailouts and more spending on the Pentagon before coming to grips with unemployment.
November 18, 2009 The story of hard times for millions is closely interwoven with those of desperate individuals lashing out in acts of violence.
November 12, 2009 Look at a store-finder map of the Wal-Marts in Kansas City, Kan., and you'll see they form a ring around the poorest areas.
November 11, 2009 : Petrino DiLeo Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street firms are looking forward to a bonus orgy for executives this year--supposedly for a job well done.
November 4, 2009 : Keith Rosenthal The pharmaceutical industry is already highly profitable, but this year, it's licking its lips at the prospect of producing vaccines for the swine flu.
October 29, 2009 : Lee Sustar and Rigoberto Gogol The American Bankers Association got an angry reception in Chicago from workers, homeowners and activists fed up with bailouts for banks.
October 28, 2009 A right-wing initiative to cut taxes in Washington is striking a chord even among some poor people because of the state's regressive tax structure.
October 27, 2009 : Lee Sustar With the unemployment system mostly automated, the number of people in the office wasn't big. But their problems were.
October 26, 2009 : Heidi Shierholz Even before the recession, U.S. workers were losing ground rapidly--and if current trends continue, the future looks more difficult than ever.
October 23, 2009 For some reason, it seems like the idea of "shared sacrifice" only applies to one side in society's divide between rich and poor.
October 21, 2009 An all-too-familiar scene unfolded in Roxbury, Mass., when foreclosures left multiple families homeless. But activists aren't surrendering.
October 20, 2009 : Gary Lapon Wall Street has come up with a new investment scheme involving life insurance that is essentially a bet people will die "on time" or earlier than expected.
October 13, 2009 : Matt MacKellar A Chicago family threatened with eviction is celebrating after community members rallied to their defense and forced authorities to intervene on their behalf.
October 12, 2009 : Leela Yellesetty The city of Seattle is ratcheting up the war on its most vulnerable citizens. But the homeless and their supporters are standing up to the attack.
October 6, 2009 Even a small portion of the bailout money or the lavish executive bonuses being doled out right now could alleviate so much misery overnight.
September 25, 2009 : Lee Sustar The U.S. economy is apparently growing again, but the problems that led to last year's financial panic remain--and workers' suffering is getting worse.
September 17, 2009 The experience in Rhode Island proves that the Democrats are not the agents of change, but merely the second line of defense for the rich.
September 16, 2009 : Matt Hoke A group of people who at first felt powerless succeeded in resisting a landlord politician and the New Jersey state government.
August 26, 2009 : Darrin Hoop Residents of Seattle's Tent City III and Nickelsville are resisting moves to evict them--even as the city refuses to offer real help to the homeless.
August 19, 2009 : Adam Turl and Alan Maass The mainstream news is filled with happy talk about economic recovery--but that's not the reality for those of us who aren't Wall Street executives.
August 13, 2009 What is keeping people homeless? A system that makes the natural right to and human necessity of adequate housing a reckless gamble for profit.
August 12, 2009 : Petrino DiLeo The crisis in commercial real estate is getting attention in Congress--but property developers are exactly the people who don't deserve help.
August 5, 2009 : Leela Yellesetty A Seattle homeless community is asking for solidarity as it tries to keep from being evicted from the latest of many locations.
July 30, 2009 There are increasing calls for a new economic stimulus package, but the Obama administration has a different message for victims of the crisis: Wait.
July 29, 2009 : Josh On When residents of 2789 Harrison in San Francisco realized their landlord wanted to push them out, they came up with a plan of resistance.
July 28, 2009
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