Doug Henwood

Contributing Editor

Doug Henwood, who edits the Left Business Observer, is working on a study of the current American ruling class, whoever that is.

Currently

  • Crisis of a Gilded Age

    September 24, 2008

    Without an energized populace, expect nothing more humane than the rescue of a failing financial system.

  • Our Gilded Age

    June 11, 2008

    Today's elite spend on a grand scale while pretending to be "just folks."

2007

  • A Rally in Juneau

    August 2, 2007

    Veterans for Peace in Juneau greeted the Nation cruise when it docked in their city with a rally against the war.

  • The Stuff of Heartbreak

    August 2, 2007

    When an ardently progressive magazine sponsors a cruise through the fragile waters off the coast of Alaska, the environmental, economic and human realities are ripe for contemplation.

  • Blackstone's Bell

    June 27, 2007 Subscribe

    Is the private equity boom about to go bust?

  • Cooler Elites

    April 19, 2007

    Can the ruling classes save the world from global warming?

2006

  • Leaking Bubble

    March 12, 2006

    The US housing market has been responsible for about half the economy's recent growth, but increasing dependence on home-equity credit could create a financial disaster.

2005

  • Letters

    November 10, 2005 Subscribe

  • Bono Meets Dr. Shock

    October 13, 2005 Subscribe

    It's easy to scoff at a rock star like Bono pairing up with economist Jeffrey Sachs. But their tireless lobbying for debt relief for the poorest nations could make a real difference for the 1 billion people who live on less than a dollar a day.

  • Chinese Shark Attack!

    July 12, 2005

    China panic can be found at the progressive end of the spectrum.

  • The Dollar's Doldrums

    April 28, 2005 Subscribe

2004

  • Marriage Indicators

    June 17, 2004 Subscribe

  • Free Martha!

    January 20, 2004

    In the interests of both individual justice and political clarity Martha Stewart should be found innocent.

2003

  • Steeling for 2004

    December 11, 2003

    The unilateralist regime had met its match, at least on one issue.

  • Beyond Globophobia

    November 13, 2003

    Instead of blaming globalization for our economic ills, why not take it over?

  • Collapse in Cancún

    October 10, 2003

    The movement against corporate globalization has made impressive strides. Now it needs to think carefully about what it stands for.

  • Partying on the Right

    February 6, 2003

    Many liberals think of the loony right as ill-educated denizens of the backwoods. But the POR is strong evidence to the contrary.

2002

2001

2000

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Podcast

RadioNation with Laura Flanders, 11/10/08
This week, what it all meant. Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel on Barack Obama's victory and the coming battle for progressive change we can believe in. (13mb mp3)

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