Meet the Happy (Class) Warrior: Joe Biden Tries Out a 2016 Persona Meet the Happy (Class) Warrior: Joe Biden Tries Out a 2016 Persona
Talking up Pope Francis and unions, the veep lays down his marker.
Feb 10, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
As Support for Raising the Minimum Wage Grows, Call on Congress to Get On Board As Support for Raising the Minimum Wage Grows, Call on Congress to Get On Board
In the week since President Obama announced that he would raise the minimum wage for federal contractors, pressure has been growing for politicians to do the same for low-wage work...
Feb 6, 2014 / Take Action / NationAction
Would You Want Your 12-Year-Old Child Picking Tobacco? Would You Want Your 12-Year-Old Child Picking Tobacco?
Fusion and the Nation I-Fund report on the thousands of child farmworkers laboring in American tobacco fields.
Feb 5, 2014 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Want to See Pay Discrimination Against Women? Look at the Top. Want to See Pay Discrimination Against Women? Look at the Top.
Female CEOs are consistently paid less than male ones. What have they done to deserve less pay?
Feb 5, 2014 / Blog / Bryce Covert
How Crowdworkers Became the Ghosts in the Digital Machine How Crowdworkers Became the Ghosts in the Digital Machine
Since 2005, Amazon has helped create one of the most exploited workforces no one has ever seen.
Feb 5, 2014 / Feature / Moshe Z. Marvit
Why Is the Port Authority Raising Wages for Only Some Airport Workers? Why Is the Port Authority Raising Wages for Only Some Airport Workers?
Thanks to a muddled response from the bi-state agency, subcontracted workers at LaGuardia and JFK airports will receive raises, but those at Newark will not.
Feb 4, 2014 / Allegra Kirkland
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
Harry Reid Knows Opposing Fast Track Is Smart Policy and Smart Politics Harry Reid Knows Opposing Fast Track Is Smart Policy and Smart Politics
Opposition to free-trade policies is coming not just from factory towns but from rural regions that could decide some key Senate races in 2014.
Feb 4, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
What Chirlane McCray Wore—and Why It Matters What Chirlane McCray Wore—and Why It Matters
Suddenly local fashion is all the rage. But can the garment trades once again bring good jobs to New York City?
Jan 29, 2014 / Feature / Elizabeth Cline
State of the Union Challenge: Inequality Cannot Be Addressed by “NAFTA on Steroids” State of the Union Challenge: Inequality Cannot Be Addressed by “NAFTA on Steroids”
The president is getting a lot right. But he cannot afford to muddle his message tonight.
Jan 28, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols