The Town That Turned Poverty Into a Prison Sentence The Town That Turned Poverty Into a Prison Sentence
Most states shut down their debtors’ prisons more than 100 years ago; in 2005, Harpersville, Alabama, opened one back up.
Mar 14, 2014 / Feature / Hannah Rappleye and Lisa Riordan Seville
How Economic Populism Is Transforming the Most Unequal Region of the Globe How Economic Populism Is Transforming the Most Unequal Region of the Globe
During a decade when economic inequality grew by leaps and bounds in the rest of the world, it declined significantly in Latin America.
Mar 13, 2014 / Kathleen Geier
Misdirected Mail: White House Budget Proposes Damaging Postal Service Cuts Misdirected Mail: White House Budget Proposes Damaging Postal Service Cuts
“Our Postal Service is in need of true reform, not ill-advised, counterproductive attempts to slash service.”
Mar 13, 2014 / John Nichols
Economic Reform Is a Human Right Economic Reform Is a Human Right
International law can be a powerful advocacy tool for improving economic and social policy.
Mar 13, 2014 / Radhika Balakrishnan and James Heintz
Inside the Most Unregulated Labor Marketplace That Has Ever Existed Inside the Most Unregulated Labor Marketplace That Has Ever Existed
Nation author Moshe Z. Marvit has been awarded this month’s Sidney Award for casting “a light on a previously obscure, but profoundly exploited class of workers.”...
Mar 12, 2014 / Press Room
Rep. Barbara Lee Hits Back at Paul Ryan’s Dog-Whistle Politics Rep. Barbara Lee Hits Back at Paul Ryan’s Dog-Whistle Politics
What Paul Ryan really means when he lambasts “inner city” culture.
Mar 12, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Tell Apple to Protect Its Workers From Dangerous Chemicals Tell Apple to Protect Its Workers From Dangerous Chemicals
Included among the hundreds of chemicals used in electronics manufacturing in China are known carcinogens and reproductive toxins.
Mar 12, 2014 / NationAction
Paul Ryan’s Culture Canard Paul Ryan’s Culture Canard
“Inner-city men,” says Ryan, need to learn the “value and the culture of work.”
Mar 12, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg
Warning Signs: How Pesticides Harm the Young Brain Warning Signs: How Pesticides Harm the Young Brain
The pathbreaking CHAMACOS study has detected developmental problems in children born to mothers who toiled in California’s treated fields—but will anything change?
Mar 11, 2014 / Feature / Susan Freinkel
The Pesticide Industry vs. Consumers: Not a Fair Fight The Pesticide Industry vs. Consumers: Not a Fair Fight
By pouring money into politics, pesticide companies have beat back attempts to protect the public.