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Dec 15, 2011 / The Nation
Nation Conversations: Lizzy Ratner on Food Stamps’ Surprising Success Story Nation Conversations: Lizzy Ratner on Food Stamps’ Surprising Success Story
Lizzy Ratner argues that the food stamp program is one of the few American safety net institutions that actually functions.
Dec 15, 2011 / The Nation
There Goes the Republic There Goes the Republic
The defense authorization bill that Congress passed and President Obama had threatened to veto will soon become law, a fact that should be met with public outrage.
Dec 15, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Sorry, Lakers: Chris Paul and the Clippers Now OCCUPY Los Angeles Sorry, Lakers: Chris Paul and the Clippers Now OCCUPY Los Angeles
In a fitting end to a revolutionary year, a longtime accepted truth has been turned on its head. The Clippers now rule LA hoops.
Dec 15, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Who Are the 1 Percent? Who Are the 1 Percent?
Two new studies offer detailed looks into the top 1 percent, their beliefs and how they participate in the political process.
Dec 15, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie
Progressive Gift Guide 2011 Progressive Gift Guide 2011
If you're still scrambling for presents, ideally of the non-corporate variety, read on for ideas.
Dec 15, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
Occupy the Safety Net Occupy the Safety Net
Republicans in Congress are quietly killing the provisions of Obama’s stimulus act that have kept millions out of poverty.
Dec 15, 2011 / Feature / Betsy Reed
Food Stamps: The Safety Net That Deserves Its Name Food Stamps: The Safety Net That Deserves Its Name
For all its flaws, the food stamp program helps one in seven Americans put food on the table.
Dec 14, 2011 / Feature / Lizzy Ratner
Unemployment Insurance Under the Knife Unemployment Insurance Under the Knife
With 5.7 million Americans out of work six months or more, benefits for the unemployed are woefully inadequate—and even so, the GOP would cut them.
Dec 14, 2011 / Feature / Kate Kahan and George Wentworth
The Making of the 99% The Making of the 99%
With the Occupy movement, what started as a diffuse protest against economic injustice became a vast experiment in class building.
Dec 14, 2011 / Feature / Barbara Ehrenreich and John Ehrenreich