The Education of Jessica Rivera The Education of Jessica Rivera
Trading in their books for buckets, welfare recipients learn "responsibility."
Nov 7, 2002 / Feature / Kim Phillips-Fein
INS Declares War on Labor INS Declares War on Labor
Research support was provided by the Investigative Fund of The Nation Institute.
Nov 6, 2002 / Feature / David Bacon
More Surveillance on the Way More Surveillance on the Way
The USA Patriot Act was passed with much fanfare last October, but it was soon clear that lawmakers passed the package without examining all the parts.
Oct 30, 2002 / Feature / Robin Mejia
Paul Wellstone, 1944-2002 Paul Wellstone, 1944-2002
For grassroots economic and social justice activists, there was never any doubt about the identity of their representative in Washington.
Oct 25, 2002 / Feature / John Nichols
The Fight for the Senate The Fight for the Senate
The man behind the "Jeffords Jump" is aiding Democratic efforts to stay on top.
Oct 24, 2002 / Feature / John Nichols
Rewarding Dissent Rewarding Dissent
Democrat Paul Wellstone, the only vulnerable incumbent senator to vote against blank-check authorization to use force against Iraq, is locked in one of the year's closest Senat...
Oct 24, 2002 / Feature / John Nichols
Labor Plays Its Hand Labor Plays Its Hand
Unions have improved their political game but are unhappy with the results.
Oct 24, 2002 / Feature / David Moberg
Counterforce in NY Counterforce in NY
It's Friday afternoon in early October at the Working Families Party's shabby but bustling headquarters in downtown Brooklyn, and no one is going home early.
Oct 24, 2002 / Feature / Micah L. Sifry
Plenty of Nothing in New York Plenty of Nothing in New York
Governor Pataki's effective Gary Cooper imitation leaves Democrats in despair.
Oct 24, 2002 / Feature / Jack Newfield
Hawks at the Washington Post Hawks at the Washington Post
The house organ for America's political class is pushing Bush's case for war.
Oct 24, 2002 / Feature / Michael Massing