This Week in Poverty: The Unfinished March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom This Week in Poverty: The Unfinished March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
A new report from the Economic Policy Institute examines the unfinished—and widely forgotten—agenda of the March on Washington fifty years ago.
Jun 28, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Austerity Loses in Massachusetts Austerity Loses in Massachusetts
Ed Markey campaigned against cuts and won 55-44.
Jun 26, 2013 / John Nichols
The Secret Foreign Donor Behind the American Enterprise Institute The Secret Foreign Donor Behind the American Enterprise Institute
The right-wing think tank received big money from Taiwan’s government at the same time that it was churning out policy papers and articles urging US military aid to Taipei.
Jun 25, 2013 / Eli Clifton
The Listless Boredom of the Bling Ring The Listless Boredom of the Bling Ring
Sofia Coppola’s new movie doesn’t move its audience to question these celebrity-obsessed thieves—and it should.
Jun 25, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Michelle Dean
The Chronicles of Invisible-Hand-of-the-Free-Market Man The Chronicles of Invisible-Hand-of-the-Free-Market Man
He never fails to save the day, one corporation at a time.
Jun 25, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
Massachusetts Senate Contest Offers a Stark Choice About Austerity Massachusetts Senate Contest Offers a Stark Choice About Austerity
The Democrat is an old-school defender of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. The Republican is for raising the retirement age and ‘chained CPI.’
Jun 25, 2013 / John Nichols
This Week in Poverty: The Older Americans Act and US Seniors This Week in Poverty: The Older Americans Act and US Seniors
Older Americans Act programs save money and lives. Why is it so hard to reauthorize something that consumes just 0.06 percent of the budget?
Jun 21, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
China’s Pacific Dreams China’s Pacific Dreams
How Washington’s and Beijing’s visions for the future may turn into a nightmare.
Jun 20, 2013 / Pepe Escobar
Pelosi Blasts Proposed Food Stamp Cuts, Says Farm Bill Is Endangered Pelosi Blasts Proposed Food Stamp Cuts, Says Farm Bill Is Endangered
Food stamp cuts represent a broader agenda for a Republican caucus that doesn’t ‘believe in government.’
Jun 20, 2013 / George Zornick
Dave Zirin: Brazil’s Protests Are About More Than Bus Fare Dave Zirin: Brazil’s Protests Are About More Than Bus Fare
And they’re picking up steam throughout the country.
Jun 19, 2013 / Press Room