How Obama’s Brother’s Keeper Initiative Could Really Make a Difference How Obama’s Brother’s Keeper Initiative Could Really Make a Difference
Lecturing black men isn’t going to help them overcome the barriers they face. Better jobs and education policies will.
Apr 2, 2014 / Editorial / Pedro Noguera
Will Phony Populists Hijack the Fight Against Inequality? Will Phony Populists Hijack the Fight Against Inequality?
These days everyone wants to ‘create opportunity,’ but few want a class war.
Apr 2, 2014 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter
If We Want to Adapt to Climate Change, We Need to Start Now If We Want to Adapt to Climate Change, We Need to Start Now
According to the IPCC’s latest report, global warming is already hurting people, especially the poor, and is bound to get worse in the years ahead.
Mar 31, 2014 / Mark Hertsgaard
Could This Tax on Wall Street Turn Back America’s Tide of Inequality? Could This Tax on Wall Street Turn Back America’s Tide of Inequality?
A tax on speculative financial transactions could bring in as much as $350 billion per year.
Mar 31, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Elizabeth Warren Steps Up for Populist Politics Elizabeth Warren Steps Up for Populist Politics
DC insiders may not be “all in” for South Dakota's Rick Weiland, but a key senator is hailing his candidacy.
Mar 27, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
A Democrat-Sponsored Tax Cut Calls the GOP’s Anti-Poverty Bluff A Democrat-Sponsored Tax Cut Calls the GOP’s Anti-Poverty Bluff
A proposal to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit will test Republicans' professed support for the program.
Mar 26, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
An 87 Percent Vote for a $15-an-Hour Wage An 87 Percent Vote for a $15-an-Hour Wage
In a big-city test of the “Fight for 15” movement, 100 Chicago precincts vote “yes.” Wage hikes are a potent issue that could swing the Illinois govern...
Mar 19, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
Before He Goes Off Again, Paul Ryan Might Want to Study His Irish History Before He Goes Off Again, Paul Ryan Might Want to Study His Irish History
House Budget Chair gets some scholarly encouragement to consider the past before blaming today's poor for their circumstance.
Mar 17, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
In Praise of the Utopian Political Imagination In Praise of the Utopian Political Imagination
Thomas Piketty’s ambitious, lucid Capital in the Twenty-First Century explains the depth and scope of our inequality problem.
Mar 14, 2014 / Blog / Kathleen Geier
The Town That Turned Poverty Into a Prison Sentence The Town That Turned Poverty Into a Prison Sentence
Most states shut down their debtors’ prisons more than 100 years ago; in 2005, Harpersville, Alabama, opened one back up.
Mar 14, 2014 / Feature / Hannah Rappleye and Lisa Riordan Seville