This Week in Poverty: Kristof’s Swing and Miss This Week in Poverty: Kristof’s Swing and Miss
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof acknowledges that he is no expert on domestic policy, and then sets out to prove it.
Dec 14, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Support Walmart Workers Support Walmart Workers
Add your voice to the protests supporting Walmart workers.
Dec 13, 2012 / NationAction
Debugging Our Democracy Debugging Our Democracy
Our sticky, rickety ability to govern forces us to incessantly choose policy choices from the bad/dumb end of the solution continuum.
Dec 13, 2012 / Eric Alterman
Listen to the Fed: Unemployment Is the Real Problem Listen to the Fed: Unemployment Is the Real Problem
Ben Bernanke described the persistence of mass joblessness as “a waste of human and economic potential.”
Dec 13, 2012 / William Greider
Going My Way? Going My Way?
Directionality in cryptic clues
Dec 13, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Voter ID Plunges Forward in Pennsylvania, Mississippi and Alaska Voter ID Plunges Forward in Pennsylvania, Mississippi and Alaska
Just a month from Election Day states are already pining for restrictions in the next election.
Dec 13, 2012 / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
Crisis in Syria: Obama vs. the Neocons Crisis in Syria: Obama vs. the Neocons
Republican war hawks are pressing for military engagement in Syria. Here’s hoping the president ignores them.
Dec 13, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Lee Fang: The Corporate Cash Behind Michigan’s ‘Right to Work’ Legislation Lee Fang: The Corporate Cash Behind Michigan’s ‘Right to Work’ Legislation
What caused Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s political 180 on anti-labor legislation?
Dec 13, 2012 / Press Room
The GOP’s ‘Botox Solution’ The GOP’s ‘Botox Solution’
The formerly Grand Old Party’s cosmetic changes won’t win them the next election.
Dec 13, 2012 / Jeremiah Goulka
Walmart Workers Will Rally in Ten Countries Tomorrow Walmart Workers Will Rally in Ten Countries Tomorrow
Workers across five continents will protest alleged retaliation against US Walmart employees.
Dec 13, 2012 / Josh Eidelson