Greek Factory Under Workers Control Greek Factory Under Workers Control
Greek workers are trying to kick-start production at a dormant factory and prove themselves a viable new model.
Feb 13, 2013 / Peter Rothberg
Major Climate Change Bill Coming to the Senate Major Climate Change Bill Coming to the Senate
Only an hour before President Obama is expected to deliver his State of the Union address—in which he might “go big” on the issue of combating climate change—two Senators announced they will introduce comprehensive climate change legislation this week, presenting a possible vehicle in the Senate for Obama’s ambitions. Senators Bernie Sanders and Barbara Boxer will outline the legislation on Thursday morning. Details are scant, though it’s being billed as “major” and “comprehensive” legislation, and will have a carbon tax, per a statement from Sanders’s office: Under the legislation, a fee on carbon pollution emissions would fund historic investments in energy efficiency and sustainable energy technologies such as wind, solar, geothermal and biomass. The proposal also would provide rebates to consumers to offset any efforts by oil, coal or gas companies to raise prices. Boxer is the chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, so this is not a fringe effort by any means. And some heavy environmental and institutional groups will be on hand Thursday, including Bill McKibben of 350.org and representatives from the Center for American Progress, Sierra Club, Public Citizen, and the National Community Action Foundation. We reported last month that Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative Henry Waxman launched a Congressional task force, which aims to push the executive branch on new regulations, and to serve as a laboratory for new legislation—and while it’s not clear if Boxer is acting through this working group, the legislation is clearly ready to go. TAKE ACTION: Stop the Keystone Pipeline.
Feb 13, 2013 / George Zornick
Wait, Harry Reid Can Ignore Holds? Wait, Harry Reid Can Ignore Holds?
Why does the Senate majority leader let senators’ holds kill some nominations, but not others?
Feb 12, 2013 / George Zornick
How to Include Domestic Workers in Immigration Reform How to Include Domestic Workers in Immigration Reform
Domestic workers could get left out of the fast track and even the slow track for citizenship, but there are ways to include them in reform.
Feb 12, 2013 / Bryce Covert
What Obama Won’t Tell Us About Afghanistan Tonight What Obama Won’t Tell Us About Afghanistan Tonight
Drawing down soldiers by 2016 isn’t fast enough—just look at the many civilians killed by the US military and the prisoners tortured by US-trained forces.
Feb 12, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
If We’re So Strapped, Why Don’t We Move Abroad? If We’re So Strapped, Why Don’t We Move Abroad?
It may be a screwed-up country, but it’s ours.
Feb 12, 2013 / Nona Willis Aronowitz
Constitutional Law 101 With Professor Droney Constitutional Law 101 With Professor Droney
Ignoring due process is implied in the Constitution! Just ask President Obama.
Feb 12, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
Stop Coddling the Big Banks Stop Coddling the Big Banks
Financial institutions that are Too Big to Fail are also Too Big to Exist—something conservatives and progressives should be able to agree on.
Feb 12, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Lincoln’s Birthday Special: Management Advice From Honest Abe Lincoln’s Birthday Special: Management Advice From Honest Abe
What business leaders can learn from Lincoln—and what they can’t.
Feb 12, 2013 / Jon Wiener
The State of the Union Is Best Served by Growth, Not Austerity The State of the Union Is Best Served by Growth, Not Austerity
The president should rip Republican proposals to cut essential programs. But he should also spell out an investment agenda.
Feb 12, 2013 / John Nichols