Yes, Virginia, There Is Income Inequality—Will the Supercommittee Admit It? Yes, Virginia, There Is Income Inequality—Will the Supercommittee Admit It?
A new study on income inequality might make some Republicans on the supercommittee awful uncomfortable today.
Oct 26, 2011 / Blog / George Zornick
Longview Labor on the Line Longview Labor on the Line
Workers at a port in Washington State are reviving strike tactics that have become nearly extinct in American labor struggles—and they may just win.
Oct 25, 2011 / Josh Eidelson
Karl Rove’s 2011 Election Priority: Busting Public-Sector Unions in Ohio Karl Rove’s 2011 Election Priority: Busting Public-Sector Unions in Ohio
The former White House political czar, who pulls so many Republican and conservative strings, is all over the fight to defend Ohio Governor John Kasich’s anti-union law....
Oct 25, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Police State Targets Occupy Movements Police State Targets Occupy Movements
Occupy movements have highlighted the civil rights–crushing behavior of the nation’s police forces.
Oct 24, 2011 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
Occupy Verizon, Occupy the Labor Movement Occupy Verizon, Occupy the Labor Movement
A joint march on Friday to Verizon’s Manhattan headquarters was just the latest in a series of collaborations between organized labor and Occupy Wall Street.
Oct 24, 2011 / Josh Eidelson
Big Money, Bad Media, Secret Agendas: Welcome to America’s Wildest School Board Race Big Money, Bad Media, Secret Agendas: Welcome to America’s Wildest School Board Race
Denver's contest for local school board seats has already cost $600,000, as big-money backers of school privatization, charters and “choice” try to buy control of educa...
Oct 21, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Thom Hartmann: Creating a Progressive America Thom Hartmann: Creating a Progressive America
Average Americans are watching their country dissolve in front of them, and it will take grassroots mobilization on both the Left and Right to assess and address the systemic dysfu...
Oct 20, 2011 / Video / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
Why a Mortgage Cramdown Bill Is Still the Best Bet to Save the Economy Why a Mortgage Cramdown Bill Is Still the Best Bet to Save the Economy
If all underwater mortgages were written down to market value and refinanced, it would add $71 billion a year to the economy and create 1 million jobs.
Oct 20, 2011 / Alex Ulam
Replace Biden on 2012 Ticket? No, VP’s Populism is Obama’s Best Hope Replace Biden on 2012 Ticket? No, VP’s Populism is Obama’s Best Hope
The vice president actually "gets it." He likes unions and working people. He's on message and the rest of the Obama administration should recognize just how necessary th...
Oct 20, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Occupy Wall Street: Cutting Edge, Old-Fashioned Village Occupy Wall Street: Cutting Edge, Old-Fashioned Village
The Occupy Wall Street movement is simultaneously a cutting-edge online force to be reckoned with and an old-fashioned community.
Oct 20, 2011 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny