Cutbacks to Unemployment Insurance Came Long Before the Great Recession Cutbacks to Unemployment Insurance Came Long Before the Great Recession
Pulling back on support for the unemployed is just the latest side effect of state legislators’ decisions to dole out tax cuts.
Aug 6, 2012 / Bryce Covert
Why Our Elites Don’t Care About Mass Unemployment Why Our Elites Don’t Care About Mass Unemployment
The powerful don't care about the poor because they barely interact with them.
Aug 3, 2012 / Jamelle Bouie
Congress Fiddles While the Post Office Burns Congress Fiddles While the Post Office Burns
On Wednesday, the USPS went into default. It’s time to elect a legislature that will defend our postal service.
Aug 3, 2012 / John Nichols
August Jobs Report: Modest Gains Not Enough August Jobs Report: Modest Gains Not Enough
The numbers are ticking upward, but a real recovery remains elusive inside Washington.
Aug 3, 2012 / George Zornick
John Fullerton: How Can We Curb Financial Speculation? John Fullerton: How Can We Curb Financial Speculation?
The former JP Morgan director makes the case for "Robin Hood" taxes.
Aug 3, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
We Can Curb Financial Speculation [VIDEO] We Can Curb Financial Speculation [VIDEO]
If every trade carried a cost, how quickly do you think Wall St. would rein in the robots?
Aug 3, 2012 / Laura Flanders
This Week in Poverty: ‘Respect the Worker’ This Week in Poverty: ‘Respect the Worker’
The latest on Palermo's factory workers in Milwaukee and SEIU janitors in Houston who are fighting for fair treatment and a decent wage.
Aug 3, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
It’s Time for Obama to Fire DeMarco—Will He? It’s Time for Obama to Fire DeMarco—Will He?
There will be no write-downs at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and DeMarco's opposition appears to be inflexible.
Aug 1, 2012 / George Zornick
Full Employment is Possible! Robert Pollin (VIDEO) Full Employment is Possible! Robert Pollin (VIDEO)
The world’s best president could roll back every last anti-organizing law and set organizers on a mission to sign up every last employed American. Still, the standing pool ...
Jul 30, 2012 / Laura Flanders
Poland’s Solidarnosc Wants No Part of Romney’s Anti-Labor Politics Poland’s Solidarnosc Wants No Part of Romney’s Anti-Labor Politics
While Romney toured Poland, the current leaders of the historic union denounced his “support for the attacks against trade unions and labor rights.”
Jul 30, 2012 / John Nichols