Will Offering Free Homes to Police Officers Help Revive Detroit? Will Offering Free Homes to Police Officers Help Revive Detroit?
On MSNBC, Melissa Harris-Perry praises a Detroit program that provides free and reduced-priced homes to police officers.
Aug 18, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Will Offering Free Homes to Police Officers Help Revive Detroit? Will Offering Free Homes to Police Officers Help Revive Detroit?
On MSNBC, Melissa Harris-Perry praises a Detroit program that provides free and reduced-priced homes to police officers.
John Nichols: Obama Is Ignoring Wisconsin John Nichols: Obama Is Ignoring Wisconsin
Barack Obama is staying far away from the political hotbed of Wisconsin.
Aug 18, 2011 / Audio / The John Batchelor Show
Bernie Sanders: America Needs a Bold Jobs Plan Bernie Sanders: America Needs a Bold Jobs Plan
Vermont Senator: “Instead of balancing the budget on the backs of working families, the elderly, the children, the sick and the most vulnerable, it is time to ask the wealthi...
Aug 18, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Striking Verizon Workers Are an Example to Us All Striking Verizon Workers Are an Example to Us All
Like corporations across the country, Verizon is trying to slash wages and benefits despite rising profits—and all workers need to fight back.
Aug 17, 2011 / Lawrence Mishel
The Last of Wisconsin’s Recall Elections The Last of Wisconsin’s Recall Elections
After a summer of outside money and fake candidates, Wisconsin’s historic recall elections are finally over.
Aug 17, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Controversy Dogs Tavis Smiley and Cornel West’s Poverty Tour—but Media Attention Does, Too Controversy Dogs Tavis Smiley and Cornel West’s Poverty Tour—but Media Attention Does, Too
Did the Poverty Tour succeed in dramatizing the magnitude of poverty’s impact on America—or simply draw attention to its organizers' criticisms of Obama?
Aug 17, 2011 / Habiba Alcindor
The Last of Wisconsin’s Recall Elections The Last of Wisconsin’s Recall Elections
After a summer of outside money and fake candidates, Wisconsin's historic recall elections are finally over.
Aug 17, 2011 / Video / The Ed Show
Wisconsin Democrats Score Two More Recall Wins as Voters Reject a GOP Governor’s Anti-Labor Agenda Wisconsin Democrats Score Two More Recall Wins as Voters Reject a GOP Governor’s Anti-Labor Agenda
Wisconsin Democrats have reelected their legislators, defeated two Republicans, won a majority of the votes cast statewide and created an opening where a bipartisan pro-labor ma...
Aug 17, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
The Real Grand Bargain Washington Should Seek The Real Grand Bargain Washington Should Seek
The congressional "supercommittee" should consider a grand bargain that takes courage: send people to work, invest in infrastructure, levy a speculation tax, and mor...
Aug 16, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel