Cutbacks Come to Liverpool Cutbacks Come to Liverpool
The government is making life immeasurably harder for some of the country’s poorest people.
Mar 16, 2011 / Feature / Jennifer O’Mahony
Remembering the Triangle Fire Remembering the Triangle Fire
After 100 years, the tragedy still inspires outrage and grief. Why does it have a hold on us?
Mar 16, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Freeman
The Next Big Housing Crisis? The Next Big Housing Crisis?
Second-lien debt could be a greater threat to bank solvency than the subprime disaster of 2008.
Wisconsin GOP Senators Head to Washington to Collect Their Payoffs, er, Campaign Contributions Wisconsin GOP Senators Head to Washington to Collect Their Payoffs, er, Campaign Contributions
Corporate lobbyists will gather at Haley Barbour’s old lobbying office to “thank” Wisconsin Republicans for enacting anti-labor legislation. The price of say...
Mar 16, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Conservative Zealotry vs. Economic Reality Conservative Zealotry vs. Economic Reality
Fiscal hawks in the US and Britain define policy while ignoring catastrophe.
Mar 15, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Greetings From Fitzwalkerstan: Wisconsin GOP Denies Legislative Democrats Voting Rights Greetings From Fitzwalkerstan: Wisconsin GOP Denies Legislative Democrats Voting Rights
In another blow to democracy, Governor Scott Walker's consigliere, Senate majority leader Scott Fitzgerald, announces plan to deny Democratic state senators the right to have ...
Mar 15, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Who’s Afraid of Elizabeth Warren? Who’s Afraid of Elizabeth Warren?
Conservatives' hyperbolic attacks distort the objectives of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Mar 14, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
College Seniors Face Lack of Entry-Level Jobs College Seniors Face Lack of Entry-Level Jobs
As those laid off during the recession continue to apply for entry-level positions, college seniors are facing more competition than expected.
Mar 14, 2011 / StudentNation / Melanie Breault
Susan Sarandon in Wisconsin: The Whole Nation Has a Stake in This Fight Susan Sarandon in Wisconsin: The Whole Nation Has a Stake in This Fight
Actress Susan Sarandon joined protesters at the Wisconsin Capitol to speak out against Governor Walker and his anti-worker bill.
Mar 14, 2011 / Video / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
Undaunted! More Than 100,000 Wisconsinites Rally ‘To Take Our State Back!’ Undaunted! More Than 100,000 Wisconsinites Rally ‘To Take Our State Back!’
Farmers, workers and their supporters, undaunted by Governor Scott Walker's power grabs, converged on Madison to fight for labor rights and the future of their state. They came in ...
Mar 13, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols