Katha Pollitt: Women Aren’t Causing Inequality Katha Pollitt: Women Aren’t Causing Inequality
It’s time we retire the idea of single mothers as being the root of economic inequality, and marriage being some king of panacea for financial instability.
Jul 30, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Will Women Get Pushed Off the Fiscal Cliff? Will Women Get Pushed Off the Fiscal Cliff?
Sequestration cuts will hit women fastest and hardest.
Jul 30, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert
Robert Pollin: Full Employment Is Possible Robert Pollin: Full Employment Is Possible
The Federal Reserve can grow employment tremendously, without the need for any legislation.
Jul 27, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds
This Week in Poverty: TANF, VAWA and Playing Politics with the Lives of Low-Income People This Week in Poverty: TANF, VAWA and Playing Politics with the Lives of Low-Income People
The latest chapter in the political games the GOP plays with the lives of poor people.
Jul 27, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Bernie Sanders (and 2 Million Angry Americans) Versus the Billionaires Bernie Sanders (and 2 Million Angry Americans) Versus the Billionaires
The Vermont senator revealed that twenty-three billionaire families have contributed $250,000 or more to this year’s campaigns. Along with several million Americans, he seeks...
Jul 24, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
The West in Flames The West in Flames
This is not a “perfect storm” but the new normal in the American west.
Jul 24, 2012 / William deBuys
Kamala Harris, Protecting and Serving the 99 Percent Kamala Harris, Protecting and Serving the 99 Percent
When it comes to defending homeowners from the big banks, the California attorney general is on a roll.
Jul 23, 2012 / Sasha Abramsky
Broke? Not if Governments Tax the $21 TRILLION Rich Have Offshored Broke? Not if Governments Tax the $21 TRILLION Rich Have Offshored
The enormous sum Romney and his billionaire pals around the world hide from the taxman is enough to pay for Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and a whole lot more.
Jul 23, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
This Week in Poverty This Week in Poverty
An excellent infographic from Demos illustrates some vital poverty statistics.
Jul 20, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Black America’s Mobility Crisis Black America’s Mobility Crisis
The Great Recession has devastated black wealth and the ability of black Americans to move up the income ladder.
Jul 18, 2012 / Blog / Jamelle Bouie