Bernie Sanders Asks Fed Chair Whether the US Is an Oligarchy Bernie Sanders Asks Fed Chair Whether the US Is an Oligarchy
Janet Yellen admits evidence of how inequality is “very worrisome.”
May 7, 2014 / John Nichols
Voters Say ‘Yes’ to the Republican Who Said ‘No’ to Wall Street Voters Say ‘Yes’ to the Republican Who Said ‘No’ to Wall Street
North Carolina Congressman Walter Jones beats the bankers, the lobbyists and the neocons.
May 7, 2014 / John Nichols
Will Big Money Beat the Conservative Who Dares to Say ‘No’ to Big Money? Will Big Money Beat the Conservative Who Dares to Say ‘No’ to Big Money?
North Carolina Congressman Walter Jones votes against Wall Street and for campaign reform. Does he stand a chance in the new GOP?
May 5, 2014 / John Nichols
Doubling the Minimum Wage Is on the Agenda in Seattle—and Nationally Doubling the Minimum Wage Is on the Agenda in Seattle—and Nationally
A big-city mayor proposes moving toward $15-an-hour. A movement builds.
May 2, 2014 / John Nichols
Senate Plans Vote on Constitutional Amendment to Counter ‘Plutocracy’ Politics Senate Plans Vote on Constitutional Amendment to Counter ‘Plutocracy’ Politics
Congress will consider necessary response to Citizens United and McCutcheon rulings.
Apr 30, 2014 / John Nichols
Tim Carpenter’s Politics of Radical Inclusion: In the Streets and in the Polling Booths Tim Carpenter’s Politics of Radical Inclusion: In the Streets and in the Polling Booths
A brilliant organizer, dead too soon, forged an inside-outside strategy that merged movement energy and electoral politics.
Apr 30, 2014 / John Nichols
Net Neutrality Will Be Saved Only If Citizens Raise an Outcry Net Neutrality Will Be Saved Only If Citizens Raise an Outcry
The FCC is mistaken—and democracy is threatened—when commissioners fail to embrace their authority to protect a free and open Internet.
Apr 24, 2014 / John Nichols
Elizabeth Warren May Not Be Ready to Run for President, but Her Book Is Elizabeth Warren May Not Be Ready to Run for President, but Her Book Is
A Fighting Chance is a poignant, populist book that frames a direction for Democrats.
Apr 23, 2014 / John Nichols
If Rick Weiland Can Say ‘No’ to Keystone, So Can Barack Obama If Rick Weiland Can Say ‘No’ to Keystone, So Can Barack Obama
A South Dakota Senate candidate rejects the pipeline as “an awful lot of risk… and very little reward.”
Apr 22, 2014 / John Nichols
Pope Francis: Government Has a Role in Addressing Inequality and Injustice Pope Francis: Government Has a Role in Addressing Inequality and Injustice
A new project by NETWORK, the Catholic social justice lobby, invites a reconsideration of a duty to the poor.
Apr 19, 2014 / John Nichols