States

Our Tattered State Safety Net

Georgia Levenson Keohane : U.S. Economy

The states are in critical need of federal aid to meet basic human needs.

Look Who's Taxing

Christopher Hayes : Republican Party

Weary of tax cuts for the rich, state politicians are rethinking their aversion to tax-and-spend.

State Cops

John Nichols : Law & Justice

At a time when the federal government has failed to do its job, state attorneys general are asserting their authority to protect the public interest.

Progressive City Leaders

John Nichols : Urban Issues

Some progressive municipal officials have jumped beyond the boundaries of their communities to address state and national issues.

Global Fights Go Local

John Nichols : Outsourcing and Offshoring

Devolve This!

Joel Rogers : Electoral Politics

Progressives urgently need a strategy to take back the states from the GOP.

Incarceration, Inc.

Sasha Abramsky : Jails & Prisons

Private prisons thrive on cheap labor and the hunger of job-starved towns.

Getting the Blues

Peter Schrag : George W. Bush Administration

The Administration appears to be bent on teaching liberal states a lesson.

Taking It to the States

John Nichols

Important battles are being waged--and won--far beyond the Beltway.

These United States

John Leonard

Taking the Initiatives

: Campaign Finance

The Supreme Court Issue

Herman Schwartz : Supreme Court

States' Rights Rise Again

Herman Schwartz : Conservatives & The American Right

No issue is more vital in the race between Al Gore and George W. Bush than the makeup of the next Supreme Court.