It’s not only bad politics for states to use budget crises to bust unions—it’s also bad ­economics.

Reed reports on the Republicans’ efforts to prove that when it comes to climate change, the deficit and pretty much anything else, they can be both hostile and disrespectful.

We can win this fight, but growing the antipoverty movement means paying more attention to those who are struggling, fighting and organizing.

For Kim and Reed, Obama's caving to Republican pressure on extending tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans was a defeat, even if it resulted in some good results for progressives. But if the Democrats are compromising their values now, how does this bode for upcoming legislative battles?

Fifteen million Americans are unemployed. Poverty is up. One in four homes is under water. It's time for a serious debate on the nation's economic direction.

George Soros's gift of $100 million to Human Rights Watch doesn't come without strings attached.

Views on race and the progressive base. Plus: The case for Elizabeth Warren, and JoAnn Wypijewski on "the party of no."

Structural financial reform will come not through the sweep of a single piece of legislation, but with new innovative economic models that better reflect the democratic values of this country.

Derivatives regulation, a consumer financial protection agency, limits on speculative trading—will they make it into the final financial reform bill?

We can't get financial reform on the scale we need without embarrassing people.