North Carolina Shows Why the Voting Rights Act Is Still Needed North Carolina Shows Why the Voting Rights Act Is Still Needed
A challenge to North Carolina’s sweeping new voting restrictions will be heard in court next summer.
Dec 12, 2013 / Ari Berman
Don’t Get Too Excited About the Volcker Rule Don’t Get Too Excited About the Volcker Rule
Will the amendment be enough to change the behavior of bankers? Doubtful.
Dec 12, 2013 / William Greider
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
Third Way: ‘Majority of Our Financial Support’ From Wall Street, Business Executives Third Way: ‘Majority of Our Financial Support’ From Wall Street, Business Executives
Third Way concedes that most of its money comes from Wall Street executives.
Dec 11, 2013 / Lee Fang
Keep the Pressure on Congress to Extend Emergency Unemployment Benefits Keep the Pressure on Congress to Extend Emergency Unemployment Benefits
There’s still time for Congress to decide not to ruin the holidays for 1.3 million unemployed Americans.
Dec 11, 2013 / NationAction
Patricia Williams: On Mandela and Obama Patricia Williams: On Mandela and Obama
How do the two trailblazers compare?
Dec 11, 2013 / Press Room
Strength of the Volcker Rule Hinges on Implementation Strength of the Volcker Rule Hinges on Implementation
Regulators have finalized a key financial reform intended to make banking boring again.
Dec 11, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
I’m a Millennial, and I’m Disappointed in Obama I’m a Millennial, and I’m Disappointed in Obama
I wanted a president who believed in the same issues that I did. Yet for many of us, what came after Obama’s campaign was a string of broken promises.
Dec 11, 2013 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli and StudentNation
A Cruel, Irresponsible and Dysfunctional Budget Deal A Cruel, Irresponsible and Dysfunctional Budget Deal
Budget negotiators are patting themselves on the back. But what they've agreed to is a lousy deal for jobless workers, federal employees, military personnel and the economy.
Dec 11, 2013 / John Nichols
Chicago’s ‘Smart Card’ Debacle and Privatisation Chicago’s ‘Smart Card’ Debacle and Privatisation
Chicago’s commitment of almost half a billion dollars to privatize its transit fare collections sweated greed from every pore—and it doesn’t even work.
Dec 10, 2013 / Rick Perlstein