With State Budgets Withering, Get Ready for the ‘Womancession’ With State Budgets Withering, Get Ready for the ‘Womancession’
Traditionally female-heavy industries—once thought to be recession-proof—are being hit hard by the “tough choices” made by governors facing depleted state c...
Mar 3, 2011 / Bryce Covert
Banksters Fighting Back With Higher Fees Banksters Fighting Back With Higher Fees
The banks are back! They’re paying out bonuses and raking in profits, we hear. But just how did they bounce back so fast? Let’s take Bank of America—they’re...
Mar 2, 2011 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
Wisconsin Teachers, Students Face Uncertain Future Wisconsin Teachers, Students Face Uncertain Future
Proposed budget cuts and threats to collective bargaining are already damaging public education in Wisconsin.
Mar 2, 2011 / Meredith Clark
A Vote to Cut Grants to Low-Income Students Provokes a National Day of Action A Vote to Cut Grants to Low-Income Students Provokes a National Day of Action
The United States Student Association is organizing nationwide resistence to a House vote to cut the Pell Grant and TRIO programs.
Mar 2, 2011 / StudentNation / Sara Jerving
Why a Wisconsin Sheriff Refuses to Serve as Governor Walker’s ‘Palace Guard’ Why a Wisconsin Sheriff Refuses to Serve as Governor Walker’s ‘Palace Guard’
Top lawman refuses to help Governor Walker deny access to the state Capitol, as protests against assaults on labor rights continue.
Mar 2, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Johann Hari: US Uncut Is Fed Up With Tax Evaders Johann Hari: US Uncut Is Fed Up With Tax Evaders
Johann Hari joins US Uncut's Ryan Clayton to talk about the wave anti-austerity activism in Europe that is now spreading to the US.
Mar 1, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Slide Show: Wisconsin’s Weekend of Protest Slide Show: Wisconsin’s Weekend of Protest
Mar 1, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
With Walker’s Budget Address, Wisconsin Protests Are About to Heat Up With Walker’s Budget Address, Wisconsin Protests Are About to Heat Up
Scott Walker's budget is expected, among other things, to be a huge blow to the public education system in the state.
Mar 1, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
With Walker’s Budget Address, Wisconsin Protests Are About to Heat Up With Walker’s Budget Address, Wisconsin Protests Are About to Heat Up
Scott Walker's budget is expected, among other things, to be a huge blow to the public education system in the state.
Mar 1, 2011 / Video / The Ed Show
Michael Moore: A War Against the Middle Class in Wisconsin Michael Moore: A War Against the Middle Class in Wisconsin
Wisconsin's struggle is about more than unions, it's part of a larger campaign against the foundations of the American middle class.