This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Fifty Years Later, the War on Poverty Must Be Renewed This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Fifty Years Later, the War on Poverty Must Be Renewed
President Obama and his congressional Democratic allies should rededicate the country to the Great Society’s best initiative.
Dec 28, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Thank a Postal Worker Thank a Postal Worker
The USPS needs support, not downsizing.
Dec 26, 2013 / John Nichols
FDR’s ‘Christmas Carol’ is the Antidote to Lump-of-Coal Austerity FDR’s ‘Christmas Carol’ is the Antidote to Lump-of-Coal Austerity
The thirty-second president used Dickens’s tale to make the case for programs to aid the dispossessed. We should do the same.
Dec 24, 2013 / John Nichols
Goldman Sachs Vet to Oversee Housing, Development Under de Blasio Goldman Sachs Vet to Oversee Housing, Development Under de Blasio
The mayor-elect also named an aide as his chief of staff.
Dec 23, 2013 / Jarrett Murphy
Janet Yellen Is the First Female Head of the Fed. Will That Matter? Janet Yellen Is the First Female Head of the Fed. Will That Matter?
Monetary policy is a feminist issue—and Janet Yellen has an opportunity to change some of the Fed’s basic values.
Dec 20, 2013 / William Greider
Bloomberg Warns de Blasio About ‘Labor-Electoral’ Complex Bloomberg Warns de Blasio About ‘Labor-Electoral’ Complex
The outgoing mayor says pension and healthcare costs could cripple the city. His successor thinks the labor mess the mayor is leaving him is a bigger deal.
Dec 19, 2013 / Jarrett Murphy
Ted Mitchell, Education Dept. Nominee, Has Strong Ties to Pearson, Privatization Movement Ted Mitchell, Education Dept. Nominee, Has Strong Ties to Pearson, Privatization Movement
The nominee for Education Department under secretary has strong ties to the privatization and investor community.
Dec 19, 2013 / Lee Fang
China Goes Dark China Goes Dark
Hard-hitting New York Times coverage has been journalism at its best—although the Chinese authorities apparently don't agree.
Dec 18, 2013 / Column / Eric Alterman
Willy Brandt at 100: Recalling, Renewing a Struggle Against Global Inequality Willy Brandt at 100: Recalling, Renewing a Struggle Against Global Inequality
The former German chancellor still calls us to “ build a world in which sharing, justice, freedom and peace might prevail.”
Dec 18, 2013 / John Nichols
Six World-Changing Ways to Shop This Holiday Season Six World-Changing Ways to Shop This Holiday Season
How we shop this month can help develop more sustainable economies year-round.
Dec 18, 2013 / Elizabeth Cline