This Week in Poverty: Taking On Sallie Mae and the Cost of Education This Week in Poverty: Taking On Sallie Mae and the Cost of Education
Student groups and their allies confronted Sallie Mae at its annual shareholders meeting yesterday.
May 31, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Corporate Influence at the Center for American Progress? Corporate Influence at the Center for American Progress?
The prominent liberal think tank still skirts questions about its donors.
May 30, 2013 / Ken Silverstein
Fast Food Workers Striking in Seattle Fast Food Workers Striking in Seattle
Seattle is the seventh city in eight weeks where fast food workers have gone on strike.
May 30, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson
Katrina vanden Heuvel: What Does Obama Really Think? Katrina vanden Heuvel: What Does Obama Really Think?
If the president "went Bulworth," he could pull lyrics straight from Warren Beatty's 1998 film.
May 29, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room
John Nichols: Check for the Union Label John Nichols: Check for the Union Label
Without good union jobs—known for keeping small towns afloat during times of economic crisis—whither the middle class?
May 28, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Bridges Shouldn’t Have to Collapse for Congress to Get Serious About Infrastructure Bridges Shouldn’t Have to Collapse for Congress to Get Serious About Infrastructure
It’s time to start listening to the civil engineers and unions that have, for years, decried the neglect that puts safety and the economy at risk.
May 28, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
Congress Is Still in Wall Street’s Pocket Congress Is Still in Wall Street’s Pocket
The Republicans, with the exception of a few die-hard libertarians, always do the bidding of the banks that finance them, but the Democrats are just as eager to pig out at the bank...
May 28, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Walmart Workers Launch First-Ever ‘Prolonged Strikes’ Today Walmart Workers Launch First-Ever ‘Prolonged Strikes’ Today
Workers are on strike in Massachusetts, the Bay Area and Miami, and plan to strike at least until June 7.
May 28, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson
This Week in Poverty: Homeowners Take the Foreclosure Fight to the DOJ This Week in Poverty: Homeowners Take the Foreclosure Fight to the DOJ
When will the feds bring big banks to justice?
May 24, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Campaign Alleges Retaliation Against Strikers in Federal Building Campaign Alleges Retaliation Against Strikers in Federal Building
Good Jobs Nation says that ten strikers from the Ronald Reagan Building food court were initially told they couldn’t come back to work.
May 23, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson