Solution to Unemployment: Pay People to Work Shorter Hours Solution to Unemployment: Pay People to Work Shorter Hours
There is an easy way to get unemployed workers back to work: pay them to work shorter hours.
Nov 17, 2009 / Dean Baker
Outrageous Fortuño Outrageous Fortuño
The combination of a four-year recession, a $3.2 billion deficit and a toxic Republican-style governor has turned Puerto Rico into a political powder keg.
Nov 11, 2009 / Ed Morales
The Perils of Palinism The Perils of Palinism
With enemies like Sarah Palin, who needs friends?
Nov 11, 2009 / Richard Kim and Betsy Reed
Noted. Noted.
"Tobin Tax" on the table; Palestinian Authority in peril; predictable Islamophobia after the Fort Hood shootings.
Nov 11, 2009 / The Editors
Healthcare History Healthcare History
The House's healthcare reform bill is a first draft of history; as with most first drafts, it has its share of flaws.
Nov 11, 2009 / The Editors
Legislation Watch: A Nation of Immigrants Legislation Watch: A Nation of Immigrants
For the first time, family reunification for same-sex binational couples is being included in broader immigration reform.
Nov 10, 2009 / Greg Kaufmann
The Google Settlement The Google Settlement
The Google Books settlement is a forward-looking commercial joint venture that far exceeds the scope of the class-action lawsuit.
Nov 5, 2009 / Pamela Samuelson
What Ails the Senate What Ails the Senate
The filibuster has become a cancer growing inside the world's greatest deliberative body.
Nov 4, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Election Tea Leaves Election Tea Leaves
What did we learn from the off-year elections?
Nov 4, 2009 / John Nichols
Doctorow’s Newspaper Doctorow’s Newspaper
Why do we need newspapers? They help make humans of us.
Nov 4, 2009 / The Editors