Economy

If States Opt Out of Medicaid Expansion, Over 4 Million Women Could Remain Uninsured If States Opt Out of Medicaid Expansion, Over 4 Million Women Could Remain Uninsured

Low-income women were expected to be among the biggest beneficiaries of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion. Now that’s at risk.

Jul 17, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert

Occupy Hong Kong May Be in Its Last Days Occupy Hong Kong May Be in Its Last Days

Long after the Occupy camps at Zuccotti Park in Manhatttan and St. Paul's Cathedral and Finsbury Park in London were evicted or decamped, an encampment in an unlikely location stil...

Jul 17, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny

Four Spending Myths That Could Wreck Our World Four Spending Myths That Could Wreck Our World

This is how not to solve an American crisis.

Jul 17, 2012 / Mattea Kramer

How Mitt Romney’s Father Would Have Left Bain Capital How Mitt Romney’s Father Would Have Left Bain Capital

George Romney’s record as a businessman and politician show just how different Mitt’s approach to public service really is.

Jul 16, 2012 / Blog / Lee Fang

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Fighting Back in the Age of the Super PACs Katrina vanden Heuvel: Fighting Back in the Age of the Super PACs

In an election landscape where corporate power is virtually unchecked, some local governments are taking matters into their own hands.

Jul 16, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Could the Radical Left Win in Greece?

Could the Radical Left Win in Greece? Could the Radical Left Win in Greece?

The once-marginal Syriza coalition could bring down the current weak government—but to attain power it must get more union support.

Jul 16, 2012 / Ari Paul

How Do Attacks on Bain Go Over With Wealthy Democrats? How Do Attacks on Bain Go Over With Wealthy Democrats?

With a pitch-perfect emblem of guilded-age greed as his opponent, and private equity in the spotlight, why isn't Obama much farther ahead in the polls?

Jul 16, 2012 / Blog / Chris Hayes

Romney Still Reaps Huge Profits From Bain’s Vulture Capitalism Romney Still Reaps Huge Profits From Bain’s Vulture Capitalism

Forget the silly debate about when Mitt handed over control of Bain. By his own arrangement, he never really left.

Jul 16, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

This Week: What’s Next for Healthcare? PLUS: The GOP’s 2012 ‘Twin Pillar’ Strategy This Week: What’s Next for Healthcare? PLUS: The GOP’s 2012 ‘Twin Pillar’ Strategy

This week in print, we look at what’s next in the battle for healthcare. Plus, Ari Berman is front and center on the GOP's war on voting, and George Zornick reveals how Romne...

Jul 14, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Rockers Renew Radicalism of Woody’s ‘This Land is Your Land’ Rockers Renew Radicalism of Woody’s ‘This Land is Your Land’

Tom Morello marks Guthrie’s 100th by restoring the left-wing verses of his most famous song.

Jul 13, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

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