Will New Leadership at NYC’s Social Service Agency Mean New Dignity for the Poor? Will New Leadership at NYC’s Social Service Agency Mean New Dignity for the Poor?
Steven Banks has been on the front lines of the battle to get New York mayors to keep their obligations to the poor. Now he’ll be the mayor’s front-man on those policie...
Mar 1, 2014 / Blog / Jarrett Murphy
De Blasio’s Pick of Wiley Means Practical Paths to Lofty Goals De Blasio’s Pick of Wiley Means Practical Paths to Lofty Goals
The mayor’s new counsel has wedded incisive analysis of race and poverty to practical policy ideas that would make government a positive force across communities.
Feb 19, 2014 / Blog / Jarrett Murphy
The One Rich Guy Who Owns Everything The One Rich Guy Who Owns Everything
The end result of relentlessly rising income inequality: one rich guy will own as much as the rest of the planet combined.
Feb 18, 2014 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Understanding the 1 Percent Katrina vanden Heuvel: Understanding the 1 Percent
Katrina vanden Heuvel dissects the detachment of the ruling class on MSNBC's All in With Chris Hayes.
Feb 14, 2014 / Blog / Chris Hayes
De Blasio Blasts Bloomberg in Budget Talk De Blasio Blasts Bloomberg in Budget Talk
The mayor criticized his predecessor repeatedly as he announced his first spending plan.
Feb 12, 2014 / Blog / Jarrett Murphy
Obama Signs Executive Order on Federal Contractor Wages Today Obama Signs Executive Order on Federal Contractor Wages Today
It’s a big moment for hundreds of thousands of workers, as well as progressive activists.
Feb 12, 2014 / Blog / George Zornick
Cuomo’s Bogus Logic vs. de Blasio’s Call for a Higher Wage Cuomo’s Bogus Logic vs. de Blasio’s Call for a Higher Wage
The governor says a higher minimum wage in New York City could cause chaos.
Feb 12, 2014 / Blog / Jarrett Murphy
Why We Need a Bank at the Post Office Why We Need a Bank at the Post Office
Senator Elizabeth Warren points out that reviving this old institution would provide basic services to millions of underserved Americans.
Feb 12, 2014 / Editorial / John Nichols
Tom Perkins and the Guilt of the Gilded Tom Perkins and the Guilt of the Gilded
Perkins’s ignorant comments reflect a spreading disquiet among the super-rich that populist attitudes may be getting out of control.
Feb 4, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Inequality Is a Crisis in New York, and de Blasio Needs to Treat It Like One Inequality Is a Crisis in New York, and de Blasio Needs to Treat It Like One
The new mayor has a real emergency on his hands.
Feb 4, 2014 / Blog / Jarrett Murphy