Melissa Harris-Perry: Is the Economic Downturn Lowering SAT Scores? Melissa Harris-Perry: Is the Economic Downturn Lowering SAT Scores?
New low SAT scores reflect the economic downturn and a more diverse student pool that consists of more minority students, first generation college-goers and non-English speaking st...
Sep 15, 2011 / MSNBC
Obama Backs Off Social Security, Medicare Reform Obama Backs Off Social Security, Medicare Reform
The Democrats’ loss in New York's 9th District was an ominous rebuke to the president. Good thing he won’t be suggesting entitlement reform next week.
Sep 15, 2011 / William Greider
Obama’s Economy: One Betrayal Too Many Obama’s Economy: One Betrayal Too Many
With a record 46.2 million Americans living in poverty, it’s getting too late to give President Obama a pass on the economy.
Sep 15, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Bush Tax Cuts Are the Elephant in the Super-Committee Room Bush Tax Cuts Are the Elephant in the Super-Committee Room
The super committee has a lot of big choices to make—but they have little to do with the deficit.
Sep 15, 2011 / George Zornick
Katrina vanden Heuvel: It’s Time to Remake Government by the People and for the People Katrina vanden Heuvel: It’s Time to Remake Government by the People and for the People
The Republicans' partisan obstructionism must be rejected and combated from below if we are going to revive the economy.
Sep 14, 2011 / The Ed Show
Elizabeth Warren Runs Against a DC That’s ‘Rigged for Big Corporations’ Elizabeth Warren Runs Against a DC That’s ‘Rigged for Big Corporations’
The consumer advocate's pitch-perfect populist message is exactly what Democrats need to say—and hear—in 2012.
Sep 14, 2011 / John Nichols
Elizabeth Warren Runs Against a DC That’s “Rigged for Big Corporations” Elizabeth Warren Runs Against a DC That’s “Rigged for Big Corporations”
The consumer advocate's pitch-perfect populist message is exactly what Democrats need to say -- and hear -- in 2012.
Sep 14, 2011 / John Nichols
CBO to Super-Committee: Increase the Deficit! CBO to Super-Committee: Increase the Deficit!
The head of the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office had some intriguing advice for the “super-committee” on deficit reduction.
Sep 13, 2011 / George Zornick
Melissa Harris-Perry: Democrats Could Lose Anthony Weiner’s Seat Melissa Harris-Perry: Democrats Could Lose Anthony Weiner’s Seat
The prospect of losing another seat in Congress may further hurt the morale of the Democratic party.
Sep 13, 2011 / The Nation
Say Hello to the Highest Poverty Rate in 17 Years Say Hello to the Highest Poverty Rate in 17 Years
The Republican plan for greater austerity—large spending cuts on all levels of government—would only exacerbate the pain suffered by lower-income families.
Sep 13, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie