MLK: ‘Our Struggle is for Genuine Equality, Which Means Economic Equality’ MLK: ‘Our Struggle is for Genuine Equality, Which Means Economic Equality’
Honor Dr. King by fighting for a minimum wage hike big enough to lift families out of poverty.
Jan 20, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
Wall Street Group Aggressively Lobbied a Federal Agency to Thwart Eminent Domain Plans Wall Street Group Aggressively Lobbied a Federal Agency to Thwart Eminent Domain Plans
E-mails obtained through a FOIA request reveal the extraordinary access SIFMA had to Federal Housing Finance Administration officials.
Jan 17, 2014 / Alexis Goldstein
CDC: Pregnant Women in West Virginia Should Not Drink Contaminated Tap Water CDC: Pregnant Women in West Virginia Should Not Drink Contaminated Tap Water
Meanwhile, officials have cleared two-thirds of affected residents' water as safe to drink.
Jan 16, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
Amazon Workers Vote Not to Unionize Amazon Workers Vote Not to Unionize
Nearly thirty Amazon technicians held the first unionization vote in the company’s history.
Jan 16, 2014 / Blog / Jessica Weisberg
Tell Congress: It’s Time to Raise the Minimum Wage Tell Congress: It’s Time to Raise the Minimum Wage
It’s far past time that we make this necessary and common sense change.
Jan 15, 2014 / Take Action / NationAction
Can House Democrats Really Support a Bill That Increases Hunger? Can House Democrats Really Support a Bill That Increases Hunger?
Early reports indicate that Congress may cut $9 billion from the federal food stamps program.
Jan 15, 2014 / Blog / George Zornick
West Virginia ERs Report an Influx of Patients After Water Deemed Safe West Virginia ERs Report an Influx of Patients After Water Deemed Safe
Scores of West Virginians are reporting symptoms related to exposure to chemical-tainted water.
Jan 15, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
The Zapatistas at Twenty The Zapatistas at Twenty
There are two tests of social change movements: endurance and regeneration. After two decades, Mexico's Zapatista movement can now say it passed both.
Jan 15, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Laura Carlsen and Foreign Policy In Focus
Why Marriage Won’t Solve Poverty Why Marriage Won’t Solve Poverty
Republicans are once again promoting marriage as a solution to poverty. A comprehensive new report shows why it won't work.
Jan 15, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg
The Battle Hymn of the War on Poverty The Battle Hymn of the War on Poverty
How the call to empathy helped mobilize a nation.
Jan 15, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Sasha Abramsky