Romney’s Cowardly Speech on the Deficit Romney’s Cowardly Speech on the Deficit
Mitt says he will lead on debt reduction, but he avoids saying how.
May 15, 2012 / Ben Adler
Lessons in Disloyalty: Eduardo Saverin and the Facebook IPO Lessons in Disloyalty: Eduardo Saverin and the Facebook IPO
The largest IPO in history serves us lessons in what it means to love your country.
May 14, 2012 / Ilyse Hogue
Europe Rejects Austerity Europe Rejects Austerity
The financial crunch has broken the illusion of stability, exposing a deeper crisis of representation.
May 9, 2012 / Maria Margaronis
Can the Euro Avert Collapse? Can the Euro Avert Collapse?
As politicians dither, the threat of default spreads from Greece to Spain and Italy.
May 9, 2012 / Andy Robinson
Don’t Buy the Spin: How Cutting the Pentagon’s Budget Could Boost the Economy Don’t Buy the Spin: How Cutting the Pentagon’s Budget Could Boost the Economy
Spending the same money on education, or clean energy, would bring many more jobs—among other benefits.
May 9, 2012 / Feature / Robert Pollin and Heidi Garrett-Peltier
As His Austerity Agenda Melts Down, Scott Walker Blames Protests for Record Job Losses As His Austerity Agenda Melts Down, Scott Walker Blames Protests for Record Job Losses
Wisconsin's governor once warned against suggesting that protests and recalls were causing job losses. Now, as his own job is threatened, he says dissent is the problem.
Apr 30, 2012 / John Nichols
The Other America, 2012: Confronting the Poverty Epidemic The Other America, 2012: Confronting the Poverty Epidemic
To restore the American Dream for the 99 percent, we must first bring the “invisible poor” out of the shadows.
Apr 25, 2012 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
What Would Michael Harrington Say? What Would Michael Harrington Say?
Fifty years after the publication of The Other America, imagining that the author would find cause for hope—and dismay—in today's political culture.
Apr 25, 2012 / Feature / Maurice Isserman
The Future of Vocational Education The Future of Vocational Education
Would the European high school apprenticeship model work in the United States?
Apr 19, 2012 / Dana Goldstein
Justice for Homeowners—Still Not Served Justice for Homeowners—Still Not Served
It took pressure from progressives to get a partly decent mortgage fraud settlement. They can’t take their eyes off the prize now.
Apr 18, 2012 / George Zornick