This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Government Shutdown as Coup d’État This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Government Shutdown as Coup d’État
In a brilliant 1996 essay, political theorist Sheldon Wolin connected austerity economics to a broader Republican philosophy of governance--or lack thereof.
Sep 28, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Scientific Consensus Won’t Change the Politics of Climate Change Scientific Consensus Won’t Change the Politics of Climate Change
Following the release of the IPCC’s landmark global warming report, progressives should challenge the cruelty behind climate deniers” politics, not the weakness of thei...
Sep 27, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
This Week in Poverty: Five Things You Might Have Missed on ‘Poverty Day’ This Week in Poverty: Five Things You Might Have Missed on ‘Poverty Day’
Poverty Day--the one day every year when the mainstream media turns its attention to the poor--was last week. Here are five things you might have missed amidst the frenzy of covera...
Sep 27, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
The Real Hunger Games The Real Hunger Games
Waiting lists for food aid have been growing for years—now almost 15 percent of the nation’s elderly don’t have enough to eat.
Sep 25, 2013 / Feature / Trudy Lieberman
The Young, Low-Wage, Temporary Disaster Relief Army The Young, Low-Wage, Temporary Disaster Relief Army
Is AmeriCorps a lifeline for debt-burdened young Americans—or one more example of relentless government cost-cutting?
Sep 25, 2013 / Feature / Max Rivlin-Nadler
The Complicated Politics of Self-Exploitation The Complicated Politics of Self-Exploitation
As the wealth gap grows, so have the number of ways a woman can sell her body. What is the cost?
Sep 25, 2013 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Obama’s Friends in Low Places Obama’s Friends in Low Places
Despite Jamie Dimon’s record as a leader in the radical deregulation of banking, Obama continues to cozy up to his Wall Street backer.
Sep 24, 2013 / Robert Scheer
The GOP’s No Good, Very Bad Food Stamp Cuts The GOP’s No Good, Very Bad Food Stamp Cuts
The Republican argument in favor of food stamp cuts lives in an alternate reality.
Sep 20, 2013 / George Zornick
At G20, Politicians Push the Same Neoliberal Agenda That Got Us Into This Mess At G20, Politicians Push the Same Neoliberal Agenda That Got Us Into This Mess
Meanwhile, activists organized a counter-summit to discuss the problems world leaders were unwilling to address.
Sep 20, 2013 / Alec Luhn
This Week in Poverty: New Data, Same Story (and Same Dangerous House Republicans) This Week in Poverty: New Data, Same Story (and Same Dangerous House Republicans)
The new Census data on poverty doesn’t tell us anything we didn’t already know--nothing will change without a formidable political movement.
Sep 20, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann