An Easy Task for Congress: Save the Post Office An Easy Task for Congress: Save the Post Office
A lame-duck Congress manufactured the current “postal crisis.” This lame-duck Congress could fix it.
Nov 16, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
This Week in Poverty: The Fiscal Cliff and the Janitors Who Are Already on It This Week in Poverty: The Fiscal Cliff and the Janitors Who Are Already on It
Everything you need to know about our so-called “Fiscal Cliff” and the janitors in Cincinnati who are truly living on the edge.
Nov 16, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Walmart Strike Spreads to Texas as Organizers Promise Massive Black Friday Protest Walmart Strike Spreads to Texas as Organizers Promise Massive Black Friday Protest
Dallas Walmart workers are walking back out on strike.
Nov 16, 2012 / Blog / Josh Eidelson
Naomi Klein: Could Superstorm Sandy Create Space for Progressive Reform? Naomi Klein: Could Superstorm Sandy Create Space for Progressive Reform?
In the wake of the superstorm, we need to involve communities—not corporations—in reconstruction efforts.
Nov 15, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Americans Want to Raise the Minimum Wage Americans Want to Raise the Minimum Wage
A raise would reduce inequality and boost the economy. Why won’t lawmakers act?
Nov 15, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert
The Time Has Come for Responsible Republicans to Rebuke Romney-Ryan The Time Has Come for Responsible Republicans to Rebuke Romney-Ryan
Post-election gripes about “urban areas” and “gifts” should discredit the 2012 GOP ticket.
Nov 15, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Walmart Ex-Employee Was Handcuffed in Front of Workers Walmart Ex-Employee Was Handcuffed in Front of Workers
The superstore is cracking down on organizers as they rally support for a "Black Friday" strike.
Nov 15, 2012 / Blog / Josh Eidelson
A ‘Grand Bargain’ on the Fiscal Cliff Could Be a Grand Betrayal A ‘Grand Bargain’ on the Fiscal Cliff Could Be a Grand Betrayal
The “fiscal cliff” is being used to demand cuts that would otherwise be politically impossible.
Nov 14, 2012 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage
Obama Won. Now It’s Time to Change the System Obama Won. Now It’s Time to Change the System
In the next four years—and beyond—progressives must create the political space for the president to represent the majority of Americans.
Nov 14, 2012 / Feature / Peter Dreier and Donald Cohen
Children of the Storm: Education and Social Mobility Children of the Storm: Education and Social Mobility
Paul Tough and Jonathan Kozol examine how decades of family-unfriendly policies have heightened the stress experienced by many children at home and school.
Nov 14, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Helen C. Epstein