Paul Ryan’s Bumper-Sticker-Slogan Budget Paul Ryan’s Bumper-Sticker-Slogan Budget
The Budget Committee chairman has produced a budget that only makes sense to the conservative base. And that’s fine by him.
Mar 12, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
Beware the Sequestrationator! Beware the Sequestrationator!
Can the Kenyan Marxist save America from demolecuralization?
Mar 12, 2013 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow
A Recommitment to the American Ideal That Labor Rights Are Human Rights A Recommitment to the American Ideal That Labor Rights Are Human Rights
While unions have taken a battering in recent years, the US once exported labor rights to the world.
Mar 11, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
The Paid Sick Leave Battle Widens in the States The Paid Sick Leave Battle Widens in the States
Progressives are making real headway on mandatory paid sick leave at the local level—but the conservative pushback is on.
Mar 8, 2013 / Blog / George Zornick
John Nichols: How Can the Republican Obstructionists Be Defeated? John Nichols: How Can the Republican Obstructionists Be Defeated?
President Obama wined and dined Republicans to talk policy bargains. Who’s getting served?
Mar 8, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room
This Week in Poverty: ‘A Place at the Table’ and ‘American Winter’ This Week in Poverty: ‘A Place at the Table’ and ‘American Winter’
Two new documentaries take a hard look at the struggles of low-income and middle class families to access the basics—like food, housing, healthcare and education.
Mar 8, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Who’s Afraid of Sheryl Sandberg? Who’s Afraid of Sheryl Sandberg?
Feminists were quick—too quick—to question the Facebook COO's motives for writing Lean In, her self-help manifesto.
Mar 6, 2013 / Column / Katha Pollitt
INFOGRAPHIC: How Universal Preschool Is an Economic Boon to Working Mothers INFOGRAPHIC: How Universal Preschool Is an Economic Boon to Working Mothers
Working parents will benefit enormously from an affordable, quality place to send their kids.
Mar 6, 2013 / Blog / Bryce Covert
R.I.P. Hugo Chavez (1954–2013) R.I.P. Hugo Chavez (1954–2013)
A man who did a lot of good for a lot of people.
Mar 6, 2013 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Beware Obama’s Dealmaking Beware Obama’s Dealmaking
Do we really want the president to make a deal on the sequester that will be harder to undo later?
Mar 6, 2013 / Blog / George Zornick