When Will the Right Stop Bashing Government Workers? When Will the Right Stop Bashing Government Workers?
We need to respect government workers' vital service as being separate from the corruption and bureaucracy that have tarnished Washington's reputation.
Sep 6, 2011 / Video / Morning Joe
Give It Away Give It Away
A conversation with some of the top figures in American philanthropy reveals a shared belief in the power of institutional giving to benefit the most vulnerable among us.
Sep 6, 2011 / Sasha Abramsky
Obama Better Give One Hell of a Speech Obama Better Give One Hell of a Speech
Zero job growth, a 16.2 percent real unemployment rate, a shrinking work week, declining pay: Obama has his Labor Day work cut out for him.
Sep 2, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Cheese, Brats, Beer, Polka, Unions! The Homegrown Revolution in Wisconsin Cheese, Brats, Beer, Polka, Unions! The Homegrown Revolution in Wisconsin
The forces fighting against Gov. Scott Walker’s anti-union agenda are halting the Tea Party’s momentum. Will President Obama stand with them?
Sep 1, 2011 / Tom Hayden
How Will We Pay for Obama’s New Jobs Push? Answer: Tax Wall Street How Will We Pay for Obama’s New Jobs Push? Answer: Tax Wall Street
President Obama will propose a needed jobs program. But how to get it through a Congress that growls, “America's broke”? Fight for a financial transactions tax.
Aug 31, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
The Second Death of John Maynard Keynes The Second Death of John Maynard Keynes
Just three years ago, President Obama was an unapologetic Keynesian. Now, he's jumped on the deficit hysteria bandwagon.
Aug 31, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman
Will Top Obama Economist Fight for Jobs? Will Top Obama Economist Fight for Jobs?
Progressive economists applauded Obama's pick of Alan Krueger as chief economist, but warned that his ideas for job creation may be too little, too late.
Aug 30, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman
Gar Alperovitz: America’s Massive Wealth Disparity Gar Alperovitz: America’s Massive Wealth Disparity
In the United States, the richest 400 people own more collective wealth than the bottom 150 million. As Alperovitz puts it, this is quite literally medieval.
Aug 29, 2011 / Video / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
Demanding Economic and Educational Reform in Chile Demanding Economic and Educational Reform in Chile
Hundreds of thousands of peaceful demonstrators participated in marches across Chile, united by the same desire: that the government would commit to working towards a quality, free...
Aug 26, 2011 / StudentNation / Brittany Peterson
Elizabeth Warren’s Suddenly Serious Senate Campaign Elizabeth Warren’s Suddenly Serious Senate Campaign
If the consumer activist wins she will become an essential spokesperson for progressive values in national economic, regulatory and fiscal policy debates.
Aug 26, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols