Politics

This Week in Poverty: Ignoring Homeless Families

This Week in Poverty: Ignoring Homeless Families This Week in Poverty: Ignoring Homeless Families

Family homelessness is on the rise and the federal government is choosing not to respond.

Apr 19, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

A Bold Progressive Vision for the New York City Council (Really!) A Bold Progressive Vision for the New York City Council (Really!)

Council members are working on an agenda that includes labor organizing, public transportation and giving legal immigrants the right to vote in municipal elections.

Apr 18, 2013 / Brad Lander

Low-Wage Workers Unite

Low-Wage Workers Unite Low-Wage Workers Unite

From the Bronx to Brooklyn, workers at car washes and fast food joints are finding ways to fight for their rights.

Apr 18, 2013 / Lizzy Ratner

Life in the Cellar Life in the Cellar

New York’s housing crisis has pushed hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers underground.

Apr 18, 2013 / Suketu Mehta

SPECIAL ISSUE: The Gilded City—Bloomberg’s New York

SPECIAL ISSUE: The Gilded City—Bloomberg’s New York SPECIAL ISSUE: The Gilded City—Bloomberg’s New York

From Wall Street to Brownsville, inside Bloomberg's New York.

Apr 18, 2013 / The Nation

Bloomberg by the Numbers

Bloomberg by the Numbers Bloomberg by the Numbers

The state of the city isn't quite as wonderful as the mayor claims.

Apr 18, 2013 / Alleen Brown

The Sons of Revolution and Steerage: On ‘City of Ambition’ The Sons of Revolution and Steerage: On ‘City of Ambition’

FDR, Fiorello La Guardia and rebuilding New York City during the New Deal.

Apr 18, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (4/19/2013) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (4/19/2013)

As Glenn Greenwald and others have written, this week is a time for checking racial stereotypes. Elsewhere from Boston, as this week's Nation intern roundup indicates...

Apr 18, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Paul Ryan’s Austerity Agenda Relies on Bad Math, Coding Errors and a ‘Significant Mistake’

Paul Ryan’s Austerity Agenda Relies on Bad Math, Coding Errors and a ‘Significant Mistake’ Paul Ryan’s Austerity Agenda Relies on Bad Math, Coding Errors and a ‘Significant Mistake’

The House Budget Committee chairman cites a study that says high debt stalls growth—but the economists responsible for the paper admit they made a "significant mistake.&...

Apr 18, 2013 / John Nichols

The Car-Chasers of Hunts Point

The Car-Chasers of Hunts Point The Car-Chasers of Hunts Point

As change nips at the edges of the Bronx, the borough’s iconic auto-glass workers continue their daily street-dance.

Apr 17, 2013 / Charles Rice-González

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