This Week in Poverty: TANF Is Broken This Week in Poverty: TANF Is Broken
Five things we learned about poverty in 2011—the first of a weekly series.
Jan 6, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
What’s Left? Reflections on Michael Kazin’s ‘American Dreamers’ What’s Left? Reflections on Michael Kazin’s ‘American Dreamers’
American Dreamers is a heartfelt assessment of the history of the social movements and individuals who challenged the established order of their day.
Jan 6, 2012 / Alex Lichtenstein
John Nichols: Governor Scott Walker Has Bad Judgment John Nichols: Governor Scott Walker Has Bad Judgment
Nichols says Walker has "very bad judgment in the people he hires and trusts."
Jan 6, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Suicide Debaters and ‘Chickenhawks’: GOP Prepares for NH Bloodletting Suicide Debaters and ‘Chickenhawks’: GOP Prepares for NH Bloodletting
Two debates this weekend in New Hampshire will see some ugliness. It begins with Newt Gingrich’s stalking of Mitt Romney. But it is likely to get even uglier when Gingrich cl...
Jan 6, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
A Decade of No Child Left Behind A Decade of No Child Left Behind
Assessing the landmark education legislation on its tenth anniversary.
Jan 6, 2012 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
Job Numbers Are Up, but Veterans Are Left Behind Job Numbers Are Up, but Veterans Are Left Behind
While the private sector is adding jobs, few of them are going to the people that fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Jan 6, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick
Iowa and the High Cost of Low Living Iowa and the High Cost of Low Living
Eric on winter concerts and Reed on why the Iowa caucuses are bad for journalism.
Jan 6, 2012 / Blog / Eric Alterman
Huntsman: The Better Foreign Policy Alternative to Paul Huntsman: The Better Foreign Policy Alternative to Paul
Many on the left have fallen for Ron Paul’s non-interventionism. But there’s a Republican with a more responsible approach: Jon Huntsman.
Melissa Harris-Perry: President Obama’s Bold Recess Appointment Melissa Harris-Perry: President Obama’s Bold Recess Appointment
President Obama gets bold in the election year.
Jan 6, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
No Ideals or Ideas From Romney, Just a ‘Well-Designed Corporate Strategy’ No Ideals or Ideas From Romney, Just a ‘Well-Designed Corporate Strategy’
The paper that knows Romney best, the Boston Globe, dismisses him as a blank slate who is “merely checking boxes on the GOP playlist.”
Jan 6, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols