How Occupy Has Changed the Conversation on Class How Occupy Has Changed the Conversation on Class
The year-old movement doesn’t need its own candidate to influence politics.
Sep 17, 2012 / Blog / Melissa Harris-Perry
After 225 Years, It’s Time to Respect the Constitutional Rights of Workers After 225 Years, It’s Time to Respect the Constitutional Rights of Workers
The overturn of Scott Walker’s anti-labor law reminds us that workers and their unions have a right to equal protection under the law.
Sep 17, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Predistribution: A Big, New Idea Predistribution: A Big, New Idea
As the income gap widens, British Labour leaders say a “tax and spend” approach isn't enough.
Sep 17, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Supreme Court Works for Corporate Power Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Supreme Court Works for Corporate Power
The Citizens United decision of the “most powerful branch in government” demonstrates that it’s a Court for the 1 percent.
Sep 17, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Paul Ryan’s Myth of Volunteerism Paul Ryan’s Myth of Volunteerism
If Ryan thinks rescuing missing children is a good thing, why does he hate the entity that does it?
Wisconsin Judge Rules Walker’s Anti-Labor Law ‘Null and Void’ Wisconsin Judge Rules Walker’s Anti-Labor Law ‘Null and Void’
“Collective bargaining has been restored for teachers across Wisconsin, for municipal employees across Wisconsin,” says a key union leader.
Sep 15, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
The GOP’s Self-Mutilating Panic The GOP’s Self-Mutilating Panic
Recent actions and attack lines coming from Republicans show that they’re really getting desperate.
Sep 14, 2012 / Blog / Leslie Savan
Yes, Race Influences Opposition to Obama Yes, Race Influences Opposition to Obama
Here's something to remember: we're only forty-seven years removed from the official end of Jim Crow.
Sep 14, 2012 / Blog / Jamelle Bouie
Mitt Romney’s Muslim-Baiting Backers Mitt Romney’s Muslim-Baiting Backers
The GOP candidate’s disastrous response to the incendiary “Innocence of Muslims” video should come as no surprise in light of his Islamophobic connections.
Sep 14, 2012 / Wayne Barrett
This Week in Poverty: Poverty Tour 2.0 Hits the Battleground States (VIDEO) This Week in Poverty: Poverty Tour 2.0 Hits the Battleground States (VIDEO)
Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West’s Poverty Tour 2.0 arrived in Virginia, and high school students had a lot to say about their own struggles with poverty.
Sep 14, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann