Women Left Out of Manufacturing Rebound Women Left Out of Manufacturing Rebound
As in the rest of the recovery, women are losing ground while men gain some back.
Mar 19, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert
Big Changes in the Impact of Childcare on Working Women Big Changes in the Impact of Childcare on Working Women
Many women are staying in their jobs when children are first born but cutting back later on.
Mar 19, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert
How Does the Next Generation of Women Workers Feel About the Workforce? How Does the Next Generation of Women Workers Feel About the Workforce?
One step forward, one step back: a mix of optimism and struggle.
Mar 16, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert
This Week in Poverty: Me, Mom and Reagan This Week in Poverty: Me, Mom and Reagan
A new report on single mothers in the United States shatters some of the Gipper’s favorite myths that still persist today.
Mar 16, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Far-Right Republicans Are Ready to Cripple an Important Export Agency Far-Right Republicans Are Ready to Cripple an Important Export Agency
Ideology is driving Republicans to threaten the existence of an important job-boosting agency.
Mar 15, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick
The Artificial Line Between Social and Economic Issues: Exhibit A, Andrew Cuomo The Artificial Line Between Social and Economic Issues: Exhibit A, Andrew Cuomo
Progressives can’t afford to focus on one side over the other.
Mar 15, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert
At Last, Some Decency on Wall Street At Last, Some Decency on Wall Street
By the time you read this, the PR hacks of Goldman Sachs will be trying to destroy the reputation of whistle-blower Greg Smith.
Mar 15, 2012 / Robert Scheer
Michael Harrington and the ‘Culture Of Poverty’ Michael Harrington and the ‘Culture Of Poverty’
The Other America offered a view of poverty that seemed designed to comfort the already comfortable.
Mar 14, 2012 / Editorial / Barbara Ehrenreich
Labor and Occupy: A Match Made in… Labor and Occupy: A Match Made in…
Despite occasional friction, unions and Occupy have found a way to live happily together.
Mar 14, 2012 / Feature / Gabriel Thompson
Romney and Santorum: Two Faces of GOP Capitalism Romney and Santorum: Two Faces of GOP Capitalism
There may be tension but there isn’t a class war within the Republican Party, because they’re all on the same side.
Mar 14, 2012 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge