Nevada Goes Bust Nevada Goes Bust

A severe budget crisis has put all state services--from education to eldercare--in jeopardy.

Sep 2, 2010 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

The Right Angle on Reid The Right Angle on Reid

If Harry Reid loses this fall, he's just getting what he deserves.

Sep 2, 2010 / Feature / J. Patrick Coolican

Sorry, Kids, No Jobs Here Sorry, Kids, No Jobs Here

A million and a half teenagers were unemployed this summer and didn't want to be. What does that mean besides less spending money for teens? Plenty.

Sep 2, 2010 / Liz Shuler

It’s Better Over There It’s Better Over There

In Germany, a strong social safety net keeps people from plunging into the abyss. Why are we so averse to having that security in the United States?

Sep 2, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt

What Are Words Worth? What Are Words Worth?

Speech is not the only, or even the most powerful, conduit of racial liberation—or racial oppression.

Sep 2, 2010 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry

Eyes on the Prize Eyes on the Prize

Let's get a grip: the left isn't going to win every 24-hour news cycle. And that shouldn't be our goal.

Sep 2, 2010 / The Editors

Our Iraq Debacle Our Iraq Debacle

America needs to remember the disastrous consequences of the war in Iraq. But Obama wants to put it all behind us.

Sep 2, 2010 / The Editors

Noted. Noted.

Katrina vanden Heuvel endorses Eric Schneiderman's "transformational politics," Ari Berman resports on the GOP's "vulture" capitalist, and John Nichols appreciates the "Palin Effec...

Sep 2, 2010 / Various Contributors

Untitled (Art) Untitled (Art)

Sep 2, 2010 / Brian Stauffer

The UAW Hits the Streets The UAW Hits the Streets

Bob King, the new UAW president, has dusted off the union and renewed its activist traditions.

Sep 2, 2010 / John Nichols