Economy

Thousands Expected to Converge on Spain’s Parliament to ‘Occupy Congress’ Thousands Expected to Converge on Spain’s Parliament to ‘Occupy Congress’

In anticipation of another major protest against the government's looming plans for more austerity measures, police seal off the Spanish Parliament.

Sep 25, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny

Thousands Expected to Converge on Spain’s Parliament to ‘Occupy Congress’ Thousands Expected to Converge on Spain’s Parliament to ‘Occupy Congress’

In anticipation of another major protest against the government’s looming plans for more austerity measures, police seal off the Spanish Parliament.

Sep 25, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny

Chicago Teachers, Verizon Workers and Quebec’s Students Prove That Resistance Works Chicago Teachers, Verizon Workers and Quebec’s Students Prove That Resistance Works

Teachers in Chicago, Verizon workers and Quebec's students recently proved that strikes and resistance work.

Sep 24, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny

#TalkPoverty: Tim Casey and Lisalyn Jacobs’s Questions for Obama and Romney #TalkPoverty: Tim Casey and Lisalyn Jacobs’s Questions for Obama and Romney

Antipoverty activists are asking both candidates to speak up about growing poverty in the United States. 

Sep 21, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann

What’s Missing From the Chicago Strike Debate What’s Missing From the Chicago Strike Debate

As Obama touts his education reforms and neoliberals face off with teachers, hardly anyone is talking about the real problems besetting America’s public schools.

Sep 19, 2012 / Editorial / Pedro Noguera

South Africa’s ‘Marikana Moment’ South Africa’s ‘Marikana Moment’

The massacre of striking miners marked a tipping point, with the African National Congress moving closer to becoming just another party in power, rather than a liberation movement.

Sep 19, 2012 / Editorial / Mark Gevisser

It’s the 1 Percent, Stupid (the Case Against the 47 Percent) It’s the 1 Percent, Stupid (the Case Against the 47 Percent)

This election remains about the genuine struggles and solutions that benefit all but the most privileged in this country.

Sep 18, 2012 / Blog / Ilyse Hogue

Isn’t Mitt Romney a Member of the 47 Percent? Isn’t Mitt Romney a Member of the 47 Percent?

Romney should not be so dismissive of the tax-avoiding class. After all, he's one of them.

Sep 18, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

Fighting Poverty Is Part of Education Reform Fighting Poverty Is Part of Education Reform

The children struggling the hardest in school also happen to be some of the poorest in the country.

Sep 17, 2012 / Blog / Chris Hayes

After 225 Years, It’s Time to Respect the Constitutional Rights of Workers After 225 Years, It’s Time to Respect the Constitutional Rights of Workers

The overturn of Scott Walker’s anti-labor law reminds us that workers and their unions have a right to equal protection under the law.

Sep 17, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

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