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
Two Lockouts, a Strike and a Pizza Two Lockouts, a Strike and a Pizza
Chicago teachers, NFL referees and NHL players have one thing in common: they are learning that there are two sets of rules in twenty-first-century America.
Sep 13, 2012 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Welcome to ‘Poverty Day’: The One Time of Year When America Cares About the Poor Welcome to ‘Poverty Day’: The One Time of Year When America Cares About the Poor
We need to stop looking at poverty as a separate phenomenon from the rest of the economy—an economy with a proliferation of low-wage jobs and a weak and inequitable recovery.
Sep 13, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Chris Hedges: The Absurdity of American Empire Chris Hedges: The Absurdity of American Empire
What happens when you force communities, families and entire ecosystems to kneel before the dictates of the marketplace?
Sep 13, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds
Mitt Romney, Monsanto Man Mitt Romney, Monsanto Man
In his Bain years, the GOP nominee helped fashion Monsanto into a biotech giant. What would the notorious purveyor of genetically modified foods get from a Romney presidency?
Sep 12, 2012 / Wayne Barrett
How Paul Ryan Would Decimate the New Deal How Paul Ryan Would Decimate the New Deal
Ryan wouldn’t just slash Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. He would fundamentally alter how those programs work.
Sep 12, 2012 / Mike Konczal and Bryce Covert
Ann Romney Contradicts RNC Speech, Admits Privilege Ann Romney Contradicts RNC Speech, Admits Privilege
Whenever the Romneys get off script, they forget to pretend that they haven’t always been rich.