This Week in Poverty: A Wake-Up Call on Housing and Homelessness This Week in Poverty: A Wake-Up Call on Housing and Homelessness
The stakes of the fiscal showdown couldn’t be higher for people who depend on affordable housing.
Nov 30, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Saudi-Led Oil Lobby Group Financed 2012 Dark Money Attack Ads Saudi-Led Oil Lobby Group Financed 2012 Dark Money Attack Ads
The largest oil lobbying group in the country, financed in part by foreign oil companies, helped funnel cash to pro-GOP dark money groups in the last election.
Nov 29, 2012 / Lee Fang
OUR Walmart Organizers Promise Multi-Pronged December OUR Walmart Organizers Promise Multi-Pronged December
Next month, expect the Walmart campaign to engage customers, attack retaliation and stage a major event on an undisclosed day.
Nov 29, 2012 / Josh Eidelson
Why Raising the Eligibility Age is the ‘Single Worst Idea’ for Medicare Reform Why Raising the Eligibility Age is the ‘Single Worst Idea’ for Medicare Reform
It's a lose-lose proposition for the federal government and seniors.
Nov 29, 2012 / George Zornick
Uproar in Egypt Over President Morsi’s Power Play Uproar in Egypt Over President Morsi’s Power Play
A sweeping presidential decree to extend his own authority and push through a new constutution has sparked protest in the streets of Cairo—and unified Morsi’s oppositio...
Nov 29, 2012 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Say No to Fracking Say No to Fracking
The early evidence from heavily fracked regions suggests that drilling and fracking operations represent a severe threat to the nation’s food security.
Nov 29, 2012 / NationAction
Shaken and Stirred Shaken and Stirred
Some details in Skyfall are just too silly to accept.
Nov 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
The Finishing Steps The Finishing Steps
When is the solving process complete?
Nov 29, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Hamas the Victorious? Hamas the Victorious?
The tangled diplomacy over UN recognition seemed to affirm that Hamas’s defiance pays greater dividends than the Palestinian Authority’s conciliation.
Nov 29, 2012 / Graham Usher
She Who Dies With the Most ‘Likes’ Wins? She Who Dies With the Most ‘Likes’ Wins?
Why letting go of being liked is so hard—but so necessary—for women.
Nov 29, 2012 / Jessica Valenti