States Attempt to Instill ‘Work Ethic’ by Rolling Back Child Labor Protections States Attempt to Instill ‘Work Ethic’ by Rolling Back Child Labor Protections
It's not just Newt Gingrich’s crazy idea. Right-wing legislators are busy chipping away at restrictions on youth employment.
Jan 10, 2012 / Michelle Chen
Energy Wars 2012 Energy Wars 2012
The three top hot spots of potential conflict in the coming Geo-Energy Era.
Jan 10, 2012 / Michael T. Klare
OpinionNation: Rick Santorum: Defender of America’s Working People? OpinionNation: Rick Santorum: Defender of America’s Working People?
Does Santorum represent a branch of conservatism that supports working Americans? Or is his populism all talk? John Nichols and Ben Adler debate.
Jan 9, 2012 / OpinionNation / OpinionNation
What Will it Take to Overturn ‘Citizens United’? What Will it Take to Overturn ‘Citizens United’?
How can we stop money from running our elections?
Jan 9, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Republican Candidates Attack Labor Republican Candidates Attack Labor
Republican presidential candidates are demonizing unions while an ad from a pro-Gingrich group demonstrates how necessary they are.
It’s Scott Walker’s Party: How Anti-Union Zealotry Defines the GOP Race It’s Scott Walker’s Party: How Anti-Union Zealotry Defines the GOP Race
Republican presidential contenders love Wisconsin's anti-labor governor almost as much as they hate the NLRB and unions.
Jan 9, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
2011: Upending The Conversational Patterns That Will Matter in 2012 2011: Upending The Conversational Patterns That Will Matter in 2012
An expert on conversations gives new insight into the transitions of 2011 that give hope for the year ahead.
Jan 9, 2012 / Blog / Ilyse Hogue
Corporate Profits Up. Taxes Not. Corporate Profits Up. Taxes Not.
Corporate profits rose to a record $1.97 trillion in the third quarter of 2011. Corporate income tax payments did not. But it's not a matter of “Honey, I Shrunk Corporate Tax...
Jan 6, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
This Week in Poverty: TANF Is Broken This Week in Poverty: TANF Is Broken
Five things we learned about poverty in 2011—the first of a weekly series.
Jan 6, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Spencer Woodman: Can Walmart Be Unionized? Spencer Woodman: Can Walmart Be Unionized?
Faced with the retail giant's continued suppression and intimidation, Walmart workers have found untraditional ways to unionize.
Jan 5, 2012 / Audio / The Nation