Without Public Arts Funding, We Wouldn’t Have ‘Les Misérables’ Without Public Arts Funding, We Wouldn’t Have ‘Les Misérables’
Blockbusters don't usually have strong ties to public funding. Les Mis is an exception.
Jan 7, 2013 / Michelle Dean
Winners and Losers in Washington’s Debt Deal Winners and Losers in Washington’s Debt Deal
What really happened on Capitol Hill this week, and a look ahead to the budget battles on the horizon.
Jan 4, 2013 / The Nation
This Week in Poverty: Responses to the ‘Cliff’ Deal This Week in Poverty: Responses to the ‘Cliff’ Deal
The antipoverty community sounds off on the “fiscal cliff” deal. How did low-income Americans fare in Congress’s latest compromise?
Jan 4, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
‘Cliff’ Deal is a Decent Start for Low-Income Americans ‘Cliff’ Deal is a Decent Start for Low-Income Americans
Coverage and commentary on the “fiscal cliff” deal has failed to note its affect on low-income Americans.
Jan 2, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
The Poor Still Can’t Breathe Easy Post–Fiscal Cliff The Poor Still Can’t Breathe Easy Post–Fiscal Cliff
This deal was a mixed bag, and the next one will likely be worse.
Jan 2, 2013 / Bryce Covert
George Zornick: While Congress Plays Deficit Games, Jobs Crisis Goes Unaddressed George Zornick: While Congress Plays Deficit Games, Jobs Crisis Goes Unaddressed
Congress’s late-night fiscal cliff deal was overall bad news for progressives.
Jan 2, 2013 / Press Room
Fixing the Economy, a New Focus for Congress Fixing the Economy, a New Focus for Congress
A new year's resolution for Washington: make the economy work for working people.
Jan 2, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
GOP Demands More Cuts in Wake of Fiscal Cliff Deal GOP Demands More Cuts in Wake of Fiscal Cliff Deal
Boehner's vision for a post-cliff America includes slashing benefits and gutting vital social services.
Jan 2, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Why Tom Harkin and a Handful of Other Progressives Opposed the Deal Why Tom Harkin and a Handful of Other Progressives Opposed the Deal
The proposed budget solution “does not generate the revenue necessary for the country to meet its needs.”
Jan 2, 2013 / John Nichols
A Year to Begin the World Over Again A Year to Begin the World Over Again
It is time for progressives to renew the faith of Thomas Paine that we can yet “form the noblest purest constitution on the face of the earth.”
Jan 1, 2013 / John Nichols