Black America’s Mobility Crisis Black America’s Mobility Crisis
The Great Recession has devastated black wealth and the ability of black Americans to move up the income ladder.
Jul 18, 2012 / Blog / Jamelle Bouie
The ‘New York Times’ Misses the Mark on Inequality, Marriage The ‘New York Times’ Misses the Mark on Inequality, Marriage
An article in the Sunday Times fails to see our social and political framework in which its subjects’ life stories developed.
Jul 17, 2012 / Blog / Katha Pollitt
Chris Hayes: How the Powerful Rig the System, From Penn State to Wall Street Chris Hayes: How the Powerful Rig the System, From Penn State to Wall Street
Protection of the elites by the elites has compromised our most important institutions.
Jul 17, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Nurses Union Will Keep Fighting for Medicare for All Nurses Union Will Keep Fighting for Medicare for All
Let’s acknowledge that the Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act is a good thing without pretending that our nation’s healthcare crisis is over.
Jul 17, 2012 / RoseAnn DeMoro
Unleashing the Power of Real Girls Unleashing the Power of Real Girls
The success of a 14-year-old’s crusade against Photoshopping points toward a generation of young women armed with the right tools for real change.
Jul 17, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
If States Opt Out of Medicaid Expansion, Over 4 Million Women Could Remain Uninsured If States Opt Out of Medicaid Expansion, Over 4 Million Women Could Remain Uninsured
Low-income women were expected to be among the biggest beneficiaries of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion. Now that’s at risk.
Jul 17, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert
Whose Side Is the American Farm Bureau On? Whose Side Is the American Farm Bureau On?
The answer—Big Ag. Just ask the family farmers who dared to protest an industrial hog farm in Missouri.
Jul 16, 2012 / Ian T. Shearn
When Rape Jokes Aren’t Funny When Rape Jokes Aren’t Funny
Rape jokes that expose the cruelty of the act can be funny. Tosh’s wasn’t.
Jul 16, 2012 / Blog / Melissa Harris-Perry
GOP Veep: Why It Won’t Be Condi, Christie or Daniels GOP Veep: Why It Won’t Be Condi, Christie or Daniels
The reaction on the right to the possibility of Condoleeza Rice as Romney’s running mate sent Mitt a clear message.
Against Abolishing Football at Penn State Against Abolishing Football at Penn State
It would bring vengeance without justice.
Jul 15, 2012 / Blog / Dave Zirin