‘Gang of Six’ Plan? ‘Not So Fast,’ Says Bernie Sanders ‘Gang of Six’ Plan? ‘Not So Fast,’ Says Bernie Sanders
The president and some Republicans like the bipartisan deficit reduction scheme, but Sanders calls it a threat to the safety net and economic fairness.
Jul 19, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Mike Elk: Labor Is Not One-Size-Fits-All Mike Elk: Labor Is Not One-Size-Fits-All
How are labor activists to negotiate organizing when there are so many practical risks, and often so few tangible rewards associated with the process?
Jul 19, 2011 / Video / The Nation
From Mass Prosperity to Severe Recession in Fifty Years From Mass Prosperity to Severe Recession in Fifty Years
According to Jeff Madrick’s Age of Greed, the US’s plunge into financial crisis began long before the recent round of deregulation and bailouts.
Jul 19, 2011 / Mike Konczal
Youth Continue to Fight for Their Future Youth Continue to Fight for Their Future
Despite having the deck stacked overwhelmingly against them, students continue to fight for their future.
Jul 19, 2011 / The Notion / Allison Kilkenny
Egypt’s Activists: Where Will the Money Come From? Egypt’s Activists: Where Will the Money Come From?
The same free-market policies that drained Egypt's finances and widened the gap between rich and poor over the past several years are now being proposed to reinvigorate the economy...
Jul 18, 2011 / Video / The Nation
At Harvard Business School, Nitin Nohria Pushes Reforms on a Bankrupt Culture At Harvard Business School, Nitin Nohria Pushes Reforms on a Bankrupt Culture
Does the new dean have the courage to admit that HBS’s core methods produce hard hearts, superficial thinking, and arrogance?
Jul 18, 2011 / Mary van Valkenburg
Will Obama Fight for Post-Warren Consumer Bureau? Will Obama Fight for Post-Warren Consumer Bureau?
Obama was unwilling to fight for Elizabeth Warren. Will he now fight for the survival of the consumer bureau she convinced him to create?
Jul 18, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman
This Week: A Jobs Crisis, Not a Deficit Crisis. PLUS: Four Major Investigations This Week: A Jobs Crisis, Not a Deficit Crisis. PLUS: Four Major Investigations
This week, gridlock over the debt-crisis is deflecting attention from the real issue—14 million people unemployed. The Murdoch scandle gets worse; contributor D.D. Guttenplan...
Jul 15, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
With ALEC Exposed, Common Cause Demands an IRS Audit of Corporate-Funded Group’s Gaming of State Lawmaking With ALEC Exposed, Common Cause Demands an IRS Audit of Corporate-Funded Group’s Gaming of State Lawmaking
Revelations about American Legislative Exchange Council project to link corporate interests with state legislators to impose an agenda that protects polluters, privatizes public ed...
Jul 15, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Budget Cuts and the Pelican Bay Hunger Strike Budget Cuts and the Pelican Bay Hunger Strike
Gov. Jerry Brown's prison budget cuts ensure that what is happening at Pelican Bay won't be an isolated event.
Jul 15, 2011 / The Notion / Allison Kilkenny