Why Marriage Won’t Solve Poverty Why Marriage Won’t Solve Poverty
Republicans are once again promoting marriage as a solution to poverty. A comprehensive new report shows why it won't work.
Jan 15, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg
The Battle Hymn of the War on Poverty The Battle Hymn of the War on Poverty
How the call to empathy helped mobilize a nation.
Jan 15, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Sasha Abramsky
How to Build an Anti-Poverty Movement, From the Grassroots Up How to Build an Anti-Poverty Movement, From the Grassroots Up
Ten groups that are laying the foundation for an economic justice revival.
Jan 15, 2014 / Feature / Greg Kaufmann
The Global Fight Against Corporate Rule The Global Fight Against Corporate Rule
Activists are challenging rules that grant corporations the right to sue governments.
Jan 15, 2014 / Feature / Robin Broad and John Cavanagh
Seventy-five Leading Economists Just Told Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage Seventy-five Leading Economists Just Told Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage
Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 would grow the U.S. economy by about $22 billion and create 85,000 new jobs.
Jan 14, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
Should Facebook Pay Its Users? Should Facebook Pay Its Users?
A new movement known as Wages for Facebook says yes.
Jan 14, 2014 / Blog / Jessica Weisberg
Comix Nation Comix Nation
Jan 14, 2014 / Editorial / Jen Sorensen
What President Obama Could Do Right Now to Address the Work/Family Dilemma What President Obama Could Do Right Now to Address the Work/Family Dilemma
Putting a harder cap on overtime would create more jobs and give exhausted workers more time to take care of their home lives.
Jan 14, 2014 / Blog / Bryce Covert
George Miller: The Congressman Who Refused to Accept Inequality George Miller: The Congressman Who Refused to Accept Inequality
California Democrat who is retiring after forty years has been as steadfast as Ted Kennedy on fighting for a just society.
Jan 13, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
How the Rise of Women in Labor Could Save the Movement How the Rise of Women in Labor Could Save the Movement
A new wave of female labor leaders are winning by thinking big.
Jan 10, 2014 / Bryce Covert