Economic Recovery Starts With Good Jobs Economic Recovery Starts With Good Jobs
Creating jobs that pay poverty-like wages might feel like a quick fix, but if it doesn’t get working families back on their feet, it won’t do much for our economy.
May 11, 2010 / Mike Fishman and Paul Sonn
Prankly, My Dear, They Don’t Give a Damn Prankly, My Dear, They Don’t Give a Damn
You know how you can tell the Age of Reagan has ended? Because at his State of the Union address, Barack Obama didn't do any of those ordinary-folks-who-make-a-difference shout-out...
Jan 29, 2010 / The Notion / Leslie Savan
Howard Zinn: The Historian Who Made History Howard Zinn: The Historian Who Made History
Howard Zinn, who died in 2010 at the age of 87, did nothing less than rewrite the narrative of the United States.
Jan 28, 2010 / Lived History / Dave Zirin
Dr. Martin Luther King’s Economics: Through Jobs, Freedom Dr. Martin Luther King’s Economics: Through Jobs, Freedom
How would Dr. King have responded to the current crises of recession, unemployment, and foreclosure?
Jan 15, 2010 / Feature / Mark Engler
Diapers 101 Diapers 101
Did you know that diapers are not covered by public assistance programs like WIC or food stamps? And did you know that diaper companies do not make significant donations to shelter...
Jan 8, 2010 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
…And a Law for Poor People …And a Law for Poor People
Obama wants to repeal many strictures on legal services funding. But more needs to be done.
Jul 15, 2009 / Feature /
Obama’s Quiet Fight Against Poverty Obama’s Quiet Fight Against Poverty
Activist Deepak Bhargava discusses the Obama administration's 'stealthy' support for impoverished Americans.
Jun 11, 2009 / Video / The Nation Video
American Dreams American Dreams
If the American Dream is a form of worship, we need new totems to fit new and troubled times.
Dec 11, 2008 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
A New Geological Era for Earth A New Geological Era for Earth
As human actions change the planet in irreversable ways, will human bonds suffer irreversable damage, too?
Jun 27, 2008 / Feature / Mike Davis
Lost Causes Not Yet Found Lost Causes Not Yet Found
In Defying Dixie, Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore seeks to reclaim the radical origins of the modern civil rights struggle.
Apr 24, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Kevin M. Kruse