How Did Margaret Thatcher Do It? How Did Margaret Thatcher Do It?
In every way, her agenda opposed the interests of ordinary working people. How did she get so many of them to vote against their own economic interests again and again?
Apr 9, 2013 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge
The Gilded City The Gilded City
Struggling to survive in Bloomberg’s New York.
Apr 9, 2013 / Graphic / The Nation
How the 40-Year ‘Long Recession’ Led to the Great Recession How the 40-Year ‘Long Recession’ Led to the Great Recession
If the majority of American workers were producing more without earning more, who was going to buy all the stuff?
Apr 9, 2013 / Barbara Garson
How Union City Is Shifting the Arc of Immigrant Kids’ Lives How Union City Is Shifting the Arc of Immigrant Kids’ Lives
With a well-marked pathway from preschool through high school, the dense New Jersey city is a model educator for newcomers—and America at large.
Apr 8, 2013 / David Kirp
We Are All Thatcherites Now We Are All Thatcherites Now
Margaret Thatcher's smiling villainy sparked a generation of dissent—and neoliberal policies that live on today.
Apr 8, 2013 / Blog / Maria Margaronis
Margaret Thatcher: Deeds Matter Margaret Thatcher: Deeds Matter
The eulogies for Margaret Thatcher are piling up. Here's a different take—from a review of The Iron Lady.
Apr 8, 2013 / Blog / Laura Flanders
What You Need to Know About the Indiana University Strike What You Need to Know About the Indiana University Strike
This week, students and staff will walk out of class and off the job in support of a comprehensive set of demands for worker rights and economic equity.
Apr 8, 2013 / StudentNation / James Cersonsky and StudentNation
Progressives Push Back Against Obama’s Social Security, Medicare Austerity Progressives Push Back Against Obama’s Social Security, Medicare Austerity
The president's plans, which will come down hardest on working families, women, people of color and young Americans, are wrong economically and politically.
Apr 6, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Social Security Cuts Punish Main Street for Wall Street’s Crimes Katrina vanden Heuvel: Social Security Cuts Punish Main Street for Wall Street’s Crimes
Barack Obama's expected budget proposal will slash payments for ordinary Americans in the name of deficit reduction.
Apr 5, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Labor Leader Ai-jen Poo: We Are All Domestic Workers Now Labor Leader Ai-jen Poo: We Are All Domestic Workers Now
The head of the National Domestic Workers Alliance discusses disappointments dealt by Democratic politicians, the challenges of sustaining non-union labor groups and how to confron...
Apr 5, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson