Domestic Violence Shelters Struggle to Stay Open During Shutdown Domestic Violence Shelters Struggle to Stay Open During Shutdown
Cut off from federal funding, programs serving abused women may be forced to close.
Oct 8, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Meet the Evangelical Cabal Orchestrating the Shutdown Meet the Evangelical Cabal Orchestrating the Shutdown
The Conservative Action Project, the organization orchestrating the shutdown strategy, is run by a cabal of evangelical and radical-right leaders.
Shutdown, Sequestered and Days of Awe Shutdown, Sequestered and Days of Awe
The state of things for people in poverty—made worse by the sequester and shutdown—should cause awe in every member of Congress.
Oct 7, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Many Government Workers Are Expected to Work for Free During the Shutdown Many Government Workers Are Expected to Work for Free During the Shutdown
Government workers all across the country protest the shutdown that deprives them of paychecks.
Oct 7, 2013 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
Yes, Federal Workers Are Essential Yes, Federal Workers Are Essential
The House votes 407-0 to guarantee back pay for federal employees. But it will not let them do their jobs.
Oct 6, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
Congressional Liberals Mobilize to Keep Social Insurance Out of Shutdown Talks Congressional Liberals Mobilize to Keep Social Insurance Out of Shutdown Talks
Progressive members of Congress are pledging to oppose
Oct 3, 2013 / Blog / George Zornick
Shutdown Continues, but Obamacare Is Up and (Mostly) Running Shutdown Continues, but Obamacare Is Up and (Mostly) Running
The future of the GOP, not the Affordable Care Act, is what's at stake now in Congress.
Oct 2, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
The End of Majority Rule The End of Majority Rule
WRITING CONTEST FINALIST: When a political system is in gridlock, ordinary citizens suffer the consequences.
Oct 2, 2013 / StudentNation / Joao Lee and StudentNation
Federal Workers Nationwide Protest Government Shutdown Federal Workers Nationwide Protest Government Shutdown
Federal workers all across the country are protesting the government’s shutdown.
Oct 1, 2013 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
America Gets Primaried America Gets Primaried
The government shutdown is all about electoral politics—particularly the gerrymandering of Republican districts and primaries that make compromise impossible.
Oct 1, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols