Mary Schapiro’s Departure Creates an Opportunity for a Stronger SEC Mary Schapiro’s Departure Creates an Opportunity for a Stronger SEC
Obama has a chance to vigorously pursue a new era at the agency of tough enforcement and the implementation of strong new rules on Wall Street behavior.
Nov 26, 2012 / George Zornick
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (11/23/2012) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (11/23/2012)
This week: the ongoing fight against Citizens United, Obama's trip to Southeast Asia, and much more.
Nov 26, 2012 / StudentNation / StudentNation
President Obama: We Had Your Back. Do You Have Ours? President Obama: We Had Your Back. Do You Have Ours?
Let President Obama know that Americans re-elected him with a mandate to make government work for 100 percent of the people.
Nov 26, 2012 / NationAction
John Nichols: Why Papa John’s and Denny’s Can’t Fight Obamacare John Nichols: Why Papa John’s and Denny’s Can’t Fight Obamacare
Heads of Denny’s and Papa John’s restaurants backed down on threats to retaliate against the Affordable Care Act.
Nov 26, 2012 / Press Room
Photos Show Walmart Apparel at Site of Deadly Factory Fire in Bangladesh Photos Show Walmart Apparel at Site of Deadly Factory Fire in Bangladesh
A monitoring organization is slamming Walmart for creating the conditions for the fire that killed 112 workers.
Nov 26, 2012 / Josh Eidelson
Jane McAlevey: Building the Labor Movement in Obama’s Second Term Jane McAlevey: Building the Labor Movement in Obama’s Second Term
With a Democrat again in the White House for the next four years, the labor movement has won some much-needed breathing room, says organizer and author Jane McAlevey.
Nov 26, 2012 / Laura Flanders
Josh Eidelson: Why Walmart Failed to Suppress Black Friday Strikes Josh Eidelson: Why Walmart Failed to Suppress Black Friday Strikes
Despite “captive meetings” and the threat of arrest, hundreds of Walmart employees took a stand against the infamously anti-labor superstore.
Nov 26, 2012 / Press Room
A Mandate to Raise Taxes on the Rich? Election Numbers Say ‘Yes’ A Mandate to Raise Taxes on the Rich? Election Numbers Say ‘Yes’
Barack Obama now has a higher percentage of the vote than Kennedy, Nixon, Clinton, Bush—or Reagan in 1980.
Nov 26, 2012 / John Nichols
Israel’s Unceasing Grip on Gaza Goes Beyond Bombings Israel’s Unceasing Grip on Gaza Goes Beyond Bombings
Testimonies from Israeli Defense Force veterans reveal the truth about the ongoing occupation.
Nov 26, 2012 / Oded Na’aman
Tony Kushner: Lincoln’s Political Battles Tony Kushner: Lincoln’s Political Battles
The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright and author on capturing some of Abraham Lincoln’s political nuance for the big screen.
Nov 25, 2012 / Chris Hayes