Sorry, Kids, No Jobs Here Sorry, Kids, No Jobs Here
A million and a half teenagers were unemployed this summer and didn't want to be. What does that mean besides less spending money for teens? Plenty.
Sep 2, 2010 / Liz Shuler
It’s Better Over There It’s Better Over There
In Germany, a strong social safety net keeps people from plunging into the abyss. Why are we so averse to having that security in the United States?
Sep 2, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The UAW Hits the Streets The UAW Hits the Streets
Bob King, the new UAW president, has dusted off the union and renewed its activist traditions.
Sep 2, 2010 / Editorial / John Nichols
Unequal Sacrifice Unequal Sacrifice
Why are poorer and less-educated citizens more likely to die in America's wars?
Sep 2, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Andrew J. Bacevich
Busted: Stories of the Financial Crisis Busted: Stories of the Financial Crisis
The one thing that a thousand books written from within the financial crisis won't contemplate is the possibility of an unhappy ending for capitalism.
Sep 2, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Clover
With China on the Rise, Progressives Debate the New World Order With China on the Rise, Progressives Debate the New World Order
For his article China in the Driver's Seat, Robert Dreyfuss talked to dozens of progressive academics, journalists and policy-makers about the rise of the new economic superpower....
Sep 1, 2010 / The Nation
This Labor Day, No Holiday for Unions This Labor Day, No Holiday for Unions
Unions are in trouble. But if only we'd listened to them more often in the past, America wouldn't be in the predicament it's in now.
Sep 1, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
New York Communities Take on Foreclosures New York Communities Take on Foreclosures
A coalition of working families, politicians and unions are demanding that Big Banks increase permanent mortgage modifications to stop New York's full-blown foreclosure crisis.
Aug 30, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Breakdown: Is Offshore Drilling Ever Safe? The Breakdown: Is Offshore Drilling Ever Safe?
Is BP unique in its ability to create catastrophe? On this week's episode of The Breakdown, Chris Hayes asks Greenpeace's Kert Davies whether the entire practice of offshore oil dr...
Aug 27, 2010 / Audio / Chris Hayes
Doing Green Jobs Right Doing Green Jobs Right
Activists in Boston shape energy policy through new community-labor alliances.
Aug 26, 2010 / Feature / Amy B. Dean