Seattle Swears In a Socialist Seattle Swears In a Socialist
Kshama Sawant sees her election as “a sign that we are heading into a period of political change.”
Jan 6, 2014 / John Nichols
The Progressive Resurgence and the Most Expensive Painting Ever Sold The Progressive Resurgence and the Most Expensive Painting Ever Sold
Will 2014 be the year of the liberal moment?
Jan 3, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Katrina vanden Heuvel: A War on Poverty for 2014? Katrina vanden Heuvel: A War on Poverty for 2014?
The Nation’s editor in chief tallies the signature political achievements of 2013.
Jan 2, 2014 / Press Room
Our Impoverished Poverty Debate Our Impoverished Poverty Debate
Fifty years after LBJ declared a War on Poverty, the United States ranks near the bottom in childhood poverty among all developed nations.
Dec 30, 2013 / The Editors
Hard Times Hard Times
the 2013 compensation of disney ceo robert iger was reduced to $34 million. —News reports The forty million made before Has been reduced to thirty-four. At home, Bob now knows what’s in store: Economies he must explore To try to keep wolves from the door. He hears remarks he can’t ignore: They whisper, those who make much more, “Poor Iger makes but thirty-four.”
Dec 30, 2013 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Holiday in Austerity Land: 1.3 Million Americans Lose Jobless Benefits Holiday in Austerity Land: 1.3 Million Americans Lose Jobless Benefits
Paul Ryan had his way with the budget deal. And the economic pain is just beginning.
Dec 28, 2013 / John Nichols
FDR’s ‘Christmas Carol’ is the Antidote to Lump-of-Coal Austerity FDR’s ‘Christmas Carol’ is the Antidote to Lump-of-Coal Austerity
The thirty-second president used Dickens’s tale to make the case for programs to aid the dispossessed. We should do the same.
Dec 24, 2013 / John Nichols
Janet Yellen Is the First Female Head of the Fed. Will That Matter? Janet Yellen Is the First Female Head of the Fed. Will That Matter?
Monetary policy is a feminist issue—and Janet Yellen has an opportunity to change some of the Fed’s basic values.
Dec 20, 2013 / William Greider
Willy Brandt at 100: Recalling, Renewing a Struggle Against Global Inequality Willy Brandt at 100: Recalling, Renewing a Struggle Against Global Inequality
The former German chancellor still calls us to “ build a world in which sharing, justice, freedom and peace might prevail.”
Dec 18, 2013 / John Nichols
Who’s Really Waging the Class War? Who’s Really Waging the Class War?
There’s little support among the wealthiest Americans for policy reforms to reduce income inequality.
Dec 12, 2013 / Bill Moyers