Predistribution: A Big, New Idea Predistribution: A Big, New Idea
As the income gap widens, British Labour leaders say a “tax and spend” approach isn't enough.
Sep 17, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Wisconsin Judge Rules Walker’s Anti-Labor Law ‘Null and Void’ Wisconsin Judge Rules Walker’s Anti-Labor Law ‘Null and Void’
“Collective bargaining has been restored for teachers across Wisconsin, for municipal employees across Wisconsin,” says a key union leader.
Sep 15, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
The Stimulus Alone Won’t Fix the Economy The Stimulus Alone Won’t Fix the Economy
A sweet day for the financial traders does not necessarily translate into good news for Joe Sixpack.
Sep 14, 2012 / Blog / William Greider
As Deal Nears, Major Wins Are Likely for Chicago Teachers As Deal Nears, Major Wins Are Likely for Chicago Teachers
Teachers in Chicago realize that they are striking a blow for the preservation of public education across the country.
Sep 14, 2012 / Matthew Cunningham-Cook
This Week in Poverty: Poverty Tour 2.0 Hits the Battleground States (VIDEO) This Week in Poverty: Poverty Tour 2.0 Hits the Battleground States (VIDEO)
Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West’s Poverty Tour 2.0 arrived in Virginia, and high school students had a lot to say about their own struggles with poverty.
Sep 14, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Strike Against Inequality Strike Against Inequality
A strike in the country's most segregated school district is about more than union politics.
Sep 14, 2012 / StudentNation / Christie Thompson
Is America Broke? Not With a Robin Hood Tax Is America Broke? Not With a Robin Hood Tax
The country should look to Congressman Keith Ellison, not Paul Ryan for a fiscal vision.
Sep 14, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Astra Taylor: Your Debt Is Not Your Fault! Astra Taylor: Your Debt Is Not Your Fault!
Occupy activists are moving debt from the personal to the political.
Sep 13, 2012 / Audio / The Nation
Isolating America’s Workers Isolating America’s Workers
The pendulum swings hard against the rights of labor.
Sep 13, 2012 / Feature / Craig Becker and Judith Scott
Rewriting Antitrust Law Rewriting Antitrust Law
Helping the big get bigger, the strong get stronger.
Sep 13, 2012 / Feature / Herman Schwartz