To Rescue Local Economies, Cities Seize Underwater Mortgages Through Eminent Domain To Rescue Local Economies, Cities Seize Underwater Mortgages Through Eminent Domain
In Richmond, California, home prices plummeted 58 percent since their peak. Now the city is trying out a new way to help homeowners refinance—and halt the slide into foreclosure.
Jul 12, 2013 / Peter Dreier
Student Debt Crisis Deepens Student Debt Crisis Deepens
In Mississippi, 54 percent of students have college loan debt and, on average, graduate with about $24,000 in student loans.
Jul 12, 2013 / StudentNation / Whitney Barkley and StudentNation
The Pink Collar Workforce of Academia The Pink Collar Workforce of Academia
Low-paid adjunct faculty, who are mostly female, have started unionizing for better pay—and winning.
Jul 11, 2013 / Kay Steiger
To End Abuses of Workers, the Senate Must End Abuses of the Filibuster To End Abuses of Workers, the Senate Must End Abuses of the Filibuster
Because of Mitch McConnell's obstructionism, Democrats recognize that it's necessary to reform rules to schedule votes on confirming NLRB members, a labor secretary and oth...
Jul 11, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
US Retailers Launch Lobby Blitz to Sell Weak Bangladesh Safety Plan US Retailers Launch Lobby Blitz to Sell Weak Bangladesh Safety Plan
While touting their “indpendence” in facilitating a rival safety plan for Bangladesh factories, Senator George Mitchell’s law firm is paid by The Gap, a major ret...
Greg Kaufmann: There’s A Lot We Can Do About Poverty Greg Kaufmann: There’s A Lot We Can Do About Poverty
The Nation's Greg Kaufmann joined Stand Up! With Pete Dominick to argue that there are ways to alleviate poverty in America and that it starts with increasing the minimum wage.
Jul 10, 2013 / Audio / Press Room
Think Tank Releasing Rival Bangladesh Safety Accord Receives Funds From Walmart and Its Lobbyists Think Tank Releasing Rival Bangladesh Safety Accord Receives Funds From Walmart and Its Lobbyists
The think tank presenting a rival safety plan for Bangladesh garment factories maintains close financial ties to Walmart and other US-based retailers that have refused to adhere to...
Do We Have the Will to Fight for the Jobless? Do We Have the Will to Fight for the Jobless?
Despite another lackluster jobs report, Washington has lost the urgency to address unemployment.
Jul 9, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Watch This: Two American Families Watch This: Two American Families
A new documentary from Bill Moyers and Frontline follows two families for twenty-two years as they struggle to attain the American Dream.
Jul 9, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Men Want Work-Family Balance, and Policy Should Help Them Achieve It Men Want Work-Family Balance, and Policy Should Help Them Achieve It
Until men are also expected to take time away from work to be with children, workers of both genders face a vicious cycle.
Jul 9, 2013 / Blog / Bryce Covert