The Human Costs of Sequester The Human Costs of Sequester
Rather than obsessing over a deficit boogie man, we should be putting financially battered Americans back to work.
Feb 26, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Missing Link in Obama’s Liberalism The Missing Link in Obama’s Liberalism
The president's inaugural address touched all the important bases, except one.
Feb 6, 2013 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Great Regression The Great Regression
The decline of the progressive income tax and the rise of inequality.
Feb 6, 2013 / Feature / Sam Pizzigati and Chuck Collins
Is the Global Economic Establishment Taking a Progressive Turn? Is the Global Economic Establishment Taking a Progressive Turn?
A recent conference at the influential Peterson Institute began to acknowledge inhumanities that globilization boosters have long ignored.
Jan 15, 2013 / Blog / William Greider
GOP Demands More Cuts in Wake of Fiscal Cliff Deal GOP Demands More Cuts in Wake of Fiscal Cliff Deal
Boehner's vision for a post-cliff America includes slashing benefits and gutting vital social services.
Jan 2, 2013 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
Citizens Protest Looming ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Budget Cuts Citizens Protest Looming ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Budget Cuts
AIDS activists have led the way in direct action against cuts to vital programs.
Dec 3, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
Sorry, Erskine, America Rejected Simpson-Bowles Sorry, Erskine, America Rejected Simpson-Bowles
With their votes, with their responses to exit polls, with every signal they could send, the voters refused to buy the “fix” that Erskine Bowles is selling.
Nov 29, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Walmart Paved the Way for Poverty Wages Walmart Paved the Way for Poverty Wages
Walmart's bottom-line business model has made the Walton family billions, while pushing employees onto public assistance.
Nov 26, 2012 / Blog / Melissa Harris-Perry
Colleges’ Elitist Legacy Preference Colleges’ Elitist Legacy Preference
In university admissions, why are we preferencing the already-privileged?
Nov 20, 2012 / StudentNation / Scott Stern
Katrina vanden Heuvel: We Must Curb Conservatives’ Deficit Obsession Katrina vanden Heuvel: We Must Curb Conservatives’ Deficit Obsession
In a time of recession, why should the most vulnerable Americans—and not the richest 2 percent—pay the price of US debt?
Nov 19, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room