#TalkPoverty: Tim Casey and Lisalyn Jacobs’s Questions for Obama and Romney #TalkPoverty: Tim Casey and Lisalyn Jacobs’s Questions for Obama and Romney
Antipoverty activists are asking both candidates to speak up about growing poverty in the United States.
Sep 21, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Wanna Protect Your Vote? There’s an App for That Wanna Protect Your Vote? There’s an App for That
Looking to find out how to register your vote? These social media apps can help.
Sep 21, 2012 / Aura Bogado, Voting Rights Watch, and Maegan E. Ortiz
Interns’ Favorite Reads of the Week (9/21/2012) Interns’ Favorite Reads of the Week (9/21/2012)
This week: Michigan labor laws, riots in China and much more.
Sep 21, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Elizabeth Warren Wins the ‘Which Side Are You On?’ Debate Elizabeth Warren Wins the ‘Which Side Are You On?’ Debate
Elizabeth Warren knocked Scott Brown out with a one-two punch: “Mitt Romney“ and a “Republican-controlled Senate.”
Sep 21, 2012 / John Nichols
Why Obama Is Right About Change, but Wrong About the Outside Game Why Obama Is Right About Change, but Wrong About the Outside Game
Healthcare reform was not the outside game Obama says it was.
Sep 21, 2012 / Ari Melber
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi: Free Pussy Riot Myanmar’s Suu Kyi: Free Pussy Riot
The pro-democracy leader called for the release of the popular Russian resistance rockers.
Sep 20, 2012 / George Zornick
Laura Flanders: What Is the Legacy of Occupy? Laura Flanders: What Is the Legacy of Occupy?
Organizers are thinking critically about how to increase impact in Occupy’s second year.
Sep 20, 2012 / Press Room
Tim Kaine Provides a Cautionary Tale for Mitt Romney in the Debates Tim Kaine Provides a Cautionary Tale for Mitt Romney in the Debates
Being unable to offer policy specifics is potentially catastrophic for candidates—as the Virginia Democrat showed today.
Sep 20, 2012 / George Zornick
Did Quebec’s Election End the Student Movement? Did Quebec’s Election End the Student Movement?
The real victory in Quebec may be students realizing their own power in organizing.
Sep 20, 2012 / StudentNation / Zachary A. Bell
Pedro Noguera: Beyond the Chicago Teachers Union Strike Pedro Noguera: Beyond the Chicago Teachers Union Strike
Unions need to be at the forefront of improving public education across the country.
Sep 20, 2012 / The Nation