Rick Snyder’s Detroit Takeover Plan Is Not What Democracy Looks Like Rick Snyder’s Detroit Takeover Plan Is Not What Democracy Looks Like
The Republican governor seeks to give an “emergency manager,” not elected officials, authority over the city.
Mar 6, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
McDonald’s Guest Workers Stage a Surprise Strike McDonald’s Guest Workers Stage a Surprise Strike
Alleging unpaid wages and repeated retaliation, workers are coming out about immigrant injustice.
Mar 6, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Where Are the Women in the Sequestration Debate? Katrina vanden Heuvel: Where Are the Women in the Sequestration Debate?
Sequestration-driven cuts are coming down hard on programs that disproportionately help women and children.
Mar 5, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Raising Minnesota Raising Minnesota
The heat is on big banks and CEOs as labor and community activists band together.
Mar 5, 2013 / Feature / Gabriel Thompson
Paul Ryan Looks to Break an Old Promise With a New Plan to Mess With Medicare Paul Ryan Looks to Break an Old Promise With a New Plan to Mess With Medicare
The House Budget Committee chairman is so determined to advance his austerity agenda that he’s talking about abandoning commitments to Americans nearing retirement.
Mar 5, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
It’s Time to Tax Financial Transactions It’s Time to Tax Financial Transactions
The Dow hit a new high yesterday. A small tax on Wall Street trading could alleviate some of our drastic sequester cuts—and the majority of Americans support it.
Mar 5, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Whiny Billionaires in Need of Sequestration Whiny Billionaires in Need of Sequestration
As cuts in services for struggling Americans go into effect, nine Wall Street executives who are profiting off the recession just received $1 billion in bonuses.
Mar 5, 2013 / Robert Scheer
School Breakfasts and Ending Child Hunger School Breakfasts and Ending Child Hunger
A recent study shows that school breakfasts can help alleviate child hunger. Will President Obama take action on his pledge to end it?
Mar 5, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
If Switzerland Can Crack Down on CEOs, Why Not the US? If Switzerland Can Crack Down on CEOs, Why Not the US?
Swiss voters just empowered shareholders to restrict and restrain corporate abuses. The US should follow their lead, especially when it comes to corporate influence on campaigns.&n...
Mar 4, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
This Week: Stumbling Toward Sequestration This Week: Stumbling Toward Sequestration
The $85 billion sequester will hurt our economy—and our people.
Mar 2, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel