Pete Peterson’s Puppet Populists Pete Peterson’s Puppet Populists
The “Fix the Debt” campaign is pure astroturf: corporate cash machinery masquerading as a grassroots uprising.
Feb 20, 2013 / Feature / Mary Bottari
Fix the Debt’s Fuzzy Math Fix the Debt’s Fuzzy Math
Dire warnings about the deficit don’t add up mathematically. But then, Fix the Debt is not really about the economy, it’s about gutting Medicare, Social Security and ot...
Feb 20, 2013 / Feature / Dean Baker
University Presidents—Speak Out! University Presidents—Speak Out!
Where are their voices on the major issues of the day?
Feb 20, 2013 / Feature / Scott Sherman
Death Row Prisoner Larry Swearingen May Be Innocent. Do Texas Courts Care? Death Row Prisoner Larry Swearingen May Be Innocent. Do Texas Courts Care?
Swearingen has faced execution four times for a crime scientists say he could not have committed.
Feb 20, 2013 / Feature / Jordan Smith
A Night at the Oscars for Israel-Palestine A Night at the Oscars for Israel-Palestine
Two brilliant nominees, The Gatekeepers and 5 Broken Cameras, along with other recent documentaries, have deepened our understanding of the conflict.
Feb 20, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Roane Carey
How Can Labor Be Saved? How Can Labor Be Saved?
American unions are in deep trouble. What’s the way out?
Feb 14, 2013 / Feature / Josh Eidelson
Unions: Put Organizing First Unions: Put Organizing First
Don’t forget that political power is intrinsically linked to organizing power.
Feb 14, 2013 / Feature / Kate Bronfenbrenner
Make Organizing a Civil Right Make Organizing a Civil Right
It’s time to tie worker rights to “Seneca Falls, Selma and Stonewall.”
Feb 14, 2013 / Feature / Richard D. Kahlenberg and Moshe Z. Marvit
What Labor Can Learn From the Obama Campaign What Labor Can Learn From the Obama Campaign
It’s time to harness data.
Feb 14, 2013 / Feature / Suresh Naidu and Dorian T. Warren
Build a Democracy Movement Build a Democracy Movement
“Money Out, Voting In” should become labor’s mantra.
Feb 13, 2013 / Feature / Larry Cohen