A New Grassroots Economy A New Grassroots Economy
Instead of just fighting those who own the economy, a growing handful of organizations for low-income people are building their own businesses.
May 25, 2011 / Feature / Sally Kohn
Inside the Detainee Abuse Task Force Inside the Detainee Abuse Task Force
Former agents say Army accountability after Abu Ghraib was a whitewash.
May 13, 2011 / Feature / Joshua E.S. Phillips
The Post-Wisconsin Game Plan The Post-Wisconsin Game Plan
Under attack, labor and its allies are redirecting energy and resources to state-level fights.
May 11, 2011 / Feature / John Nichols
Texas’ Wild Tea Party Texas’ Wild Tea Party
Only the deepest cuts in the country will satisfy this crowd. Will the treatment kill the patient?
Ohio: A New Kind of Battleground Ohio: A New Kind of Battleground
Facing a state budget that guts public jobs and services, a progressive coalition comes alive.
May 11, 2011 / Feature / Amy Hanauer
US Uncut Targets Corporate Tax Evaders US Uncut Targets Corporate Tax Evaders
The fast-growing protest group believes that instead of asking citizens to sacrifice, government should demand that corporations pay their taxes.
May 11, 2011 / Feature / Allison Kilkenny
A Fair Tax on Millionaires A Fair Tax on Millionaires
Why should those worth hundreds of millions pay tax at the same rate as those who are middle class?
May 11, 2011 / Feature / Mark Engler
No Free Ride for Finance No Free Ride for Finance
A financial activities tax (FAT) would encourage long-term investing and help plug budget deficits. Can states rally to pass them?
May 11, 2011 / Feature / Dean Baker
Egypt After Mubarak Egypt After Mubarak
On campuses, in syndicates and even inside the Muslim Brotherhood—the revolution lives on.
From Two Breadwinners to One From Two Breadwinners to One
Middle-class dreams have been deferred as the recession shrinks the two-income family.
May 4, 2011 / Feature / Louis Uchitelle