Politics

This Week: A Do-Nothing Congress. PLUS: The Change I Believe In This Week: A Do-Nothing Congress. PLUS: The Change I Believe In

 This week, congress fails to act on jobs while President Obama takes his message to the American people. Plus, my new book, Change I Can Believe In, hits books stores. Nation...

Nov 4, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The 99 Percent Organize Themselves The 99 Percent Organize Themselves

Besides sleeping in a park, what should those of us sympathetic to Occupy Wall Street be doing to advance the well-being of the 99 percent?

Nov 4, 2011 / Jeremy Brecher

Occupy the Ballot: Colorado Voters Reject Corporate Power Occupy the Ballot: Colorado Voters Reject Corporate Power

 Boulder voters reject corporate personhood, and move to replace private power with a public utility.

Nov 4, 2011 / John Nichols

War Against Government Workers Is Prolonging the Recession War Against Government Workers Is Prolonging the Recession

By arguing that public sector jobs aren't “real,” Republicans are making the bleak economic situation worse.

Nov 4, 2011 / Ari Berman

Robert Reich: People Have the Economic Power Robert Reich: People Have the Economic Power

Is Occupy Wall Street becoming more political?

Nov 4, 2011 / The Nation

Who Are the One Percent? Who Are the One Percent?

Now it is time to put a face on the 1%.

Nov 3, 2011 / The Nation

Nurses Prescribe a White House Rethink on Financial Transactions Tax Nurses Prescribe a White House Rethink on Financial Transactions Tax

National Nurses United and the AFL-CIO have been urging the White House to stop opposing a global financial transactions tax. It’s working.

Nov 3, 2011 / John Nichols

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Obama Should Stay Focused on Job Creation Katrina vanden Heuvel: Obama Should Stay Focused on Job Creation

Congress is set to vote on President Obama's Job Act today, and the ramifications could be major.

Nov 3, 2011 / Press Room

Smearing Social Security Smearing Social Security

The Washington Post's alarming “news” that Social Security has gone cash negative is not true.

Nov 3, 2011 / William Greider

Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (11/4) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (11/4)

Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.

Nov 3, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

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