Comix Nation Comix Nation

Jan 14, 2014 / Jen Sorensen

What President Obama Could Do Right Now to Address the Work/Family Dilemma What President Obama Could Do Right Now to Address the Work/Family Dilemma

Putting a harder cap on overtime would create more jobs and give exhausted workers more time to take care of their home lives. 

Jan 14, 2014 / Bryce Covert

George Miller: The Congressman Who Refused to Accept Inequality George Miller: The Congressman Who Refused to Accept Inequality

California Democrat who is retiring after forty years has been as steadfast as Ted Kennedy on fighting for a just society.

Jan 13, 2014 / John Nichols

How the Rise of Women in Labor Could Save the Movement How the Rise of Women in Labor Could Save the Movement

A new wave of female labor leaders are winning by thinking big. 

Jan 10, 2014 / Bryce Covert

A ‘Fast Track’ to Less Democracy and More Economic Dislocation A ‘Fast Track’ to Less Democracy and More Economic Dislocation

Congress should not surrender its role in shaping of trade agreements—or a fair economy.

Jan 10, 2014 / John Nichols

Haiti’s Women Need More Than a Trickle of Aid Money Haiti’s Women Need More Than a Trickle of Aid Money

Preventing further sexual and economic violence will require a more equitable distribution of resources within the country and the hemisphere.

Jan 9, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Universal Preschool Push Will Test Cuomo’s Commitment to New York Women Universal Preschool Push Will Test Cuomo’s Commitment to New York Women

The New York governor’s refusal to allocate funds for universal pre-K reveals the limits of his social progressivism.

Jan 9, 2014 / Bryce Covert

Why We Need a New War on Poverty Why We Need a New War on Poverty

The deepening crisis today demands an effort as ambitious as the one launched fifty years ago this week.

Jan 8, 2014 / Sasha Abramsky

Marco Rubio’s Plan to End Poverty Is a Joke Marco Rubio’s Plan to End Poverty Is a Joke

According to the Republican senator, what we really need is a fuller embrace of “the American free enterprise system.”

Jan 8, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Settlement Settlement

JPMorgan Nears Deal in Case Tied to Madoff
 —The New York Times They’ve got endless money. If that’s all it takes, They must be relieved at this point: They’ve spent many billions in settlements now, But nary a day in the joint.

Jan 8, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin