A ‘Grand Bargain’ on the Fiscal Cliff Could Be a Grand Betrayal A ‘Grand Bargain’ on the Fiscal Cliff Could Be a Grand Betrayal
The “fiscal cliff” is being used to demand cuts that would otherwise be politically impossible.
Nov 14, 2012 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage
Obama Won. Now It’s Time to Change the System Obama Won. Now It’s Time to Change the System
In the next four years—and beyond—progressives must create the political space for the president to represent the majority of Americans.
Nov 14, 2012 / Feature / Peter Dreier and Donald Cohen
Oliver Stone’s ‘Untold History’ Oliver Stone’s ‘Untold History’
Missed opportunities, roads not taken—these are the central themes of Stone's new documentary.
Nov 14, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Eve Ensler Rising Eve Ensler Rising
With a new play, Emotional Creature, and big plans for V-Day 2013, the activist playwright reaches for new heights.
Nov 8, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Laura Flanders
Can the Federal Reserve Help Prevent a Second Recession? Can the Federal Reserve Help Prevent a Second Recession?
Chairman Ben Bernanke, who’s been sounding the alarm, is attacked constantly by the right. He and his allies need support from a mostly silent left.
Nov 8, 2012 / Books & the Arts / William Greider
Speak Out to the Federal Reserve! Speak Out to the Federal Reserve!
Progressives falsely assume this mysterious institution is impervious to public pressure. We need to make our voices heard.
Nov 8, 2012 / Feature / William Greider
How to Build a Grassroots Power Base How to Build a Grassroots Power Base
Social movements must bring the creative energy of protest culture to electoral campaigns.
Nov 8, 2012 / Feature / Norman Solomon
The NGO Republic of Haiti The NGO Republic of Haiti
How the international relief effort after the 2010 earthquake excluded Haitians from their own recovery.
Oct 31, 2012 / Feature / Kathie Klarreich and Linda Polman
The Letters of Kurt Vonnegut The Letters of Kurt Vonnegut
Says editor Dan Wakefield, hIs writing “is done with such seemingly simple language and style that it sometimes seems shocking.”
Oct 31, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Kurt Vonnegut
China’s Shaky Leadership Transition China’s Shaky Leadership Transition
It’s taking place amid deep intraparty divisions and growing public anger over corruption.
Oct 31, 2012 / Feature / Peter Kwong