John Nichols: Time for the Austerity Hawks to Check Their Math John Nichols: Time for the Austerity Hawks to Check Their Math
Recent findings from Amherst College deal a major blow to austerity-friendly calculations—which the mathemeticians themselves acknowledge.
May 2, 2013 / Press Room
‘We Wanted to Let Them Know Who Is Making Their Clothes’: A Q&A With Kalpona Akter ‘We Wanted to Let Them Know Who Is Making Their Clothes’: A Q&A With Kalpona Akter
The executive director of the Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity talks to Pramila Jayapal about how American consumers can pressure US corporations to protect workers abroad. ...
May 2, 2013 / Rep. Pramila Jayapal
May Day in NYC: Youth and Immigrant Rights Activists Demand Reform May Day in NYC: Youth and Immigrant Rights Activists Demand Reform
This year’s march was led by immigrant and youth activists pressing for long-awaited justice.
May 2, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Fracking Ourselves to Death in Pennsylvania Fracking Ourselves to Death in Pennsylvania
Farming communities are being turned into huge, open-air laboratories by energy companies—with ordinary people serving as guinea pigs.
May 2, 2013 / Ellen Cantarow
Obama Names New FHFA Director Obama Names New FHFA Director
Obama has taken a good first step to bring relief to underwater homeowners—but there’s more he can do.
May 1, 2013 / George Zornick
How Wall Street Defanged Dodd-Frank How Wall Street Defanged Dodd-Frank
Battalions of regulatory lawyers burrowed deep in the federal bureaucracy to foil reform.
Apr 30, 2013 / Feature / Gary Rivlin
Banks on the Run (Continued) Banks on the Run (Continued)
Bank accountability activists continue to send a clear message to the big banks: “You can run, but you can’t hide.”
Apr 30, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
The Bangladeshi Blood on America’s Hands The Bangladeshi Blood on America’s Hands
When will free-traders-gone-wild own up to their complicity in brutal injustices like last week’s deadly factory fire?
Apr 30, 2013 / William Greider
John Liu: An ‘Out of Control’ Wealth Gap Is Holding New York City Back John Liu: An ‘Out of Control’ Wealth Gap Is Holding New York City Back
The difference between rich and poor is stunting economic growth, the mayoral candidate says.
Apr 29, 2013 / The Nation
House GOP Plans Even Deeper Food Stamp Cuts House GOP Plans Even Deeper Food Stamp Cuts
Last year's farm bill stalled because the GOP proposed deep food stamp cuts—and now they want even more.
Apr 29, 2013 / George Zornick