What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Jobs What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Jobs
How racism, global economics, and the New Jim Crow fuel black America’s crippling jobs crisis.
Jul 5, 2011 / Andy Kroll
Obama: ‘It’s Only Fair’ to Ask Rich to Give Up Tax Breaks Obama: ‘It’s Only Fair’ to Ask Rich to Give Up Tax Breaks
Democrats should demand fair taxation, but they cannot support cuts in Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security in exchange for new revenue.
Jun 29, 2011 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders to Obama and the Democrats: Stand Up to the Economic and Political ‘Schoolyard Bullies’ Bernie Sanders to Obama and the Democrats: Stand Up to the Economic and Political ‘Schoolyard Bullies’
Vermont Senator rallies citizens to defend Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.
Jun 27, 2011 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders Tells Obama, ‘We Will Not Balance the Budget on the Backs of Working Families’ Bernie Sanders Tells Obama, ‘We Will Not Balance the Budget on the Backs of Working Families’
Read the full text of Senator Bernie Sanders's statement to Congress on the balancing the budget.
Jun 27, 2011 / Sen. Bernie Sanders
Teachers Aren’t the Enemy Teachers Aren’t the Enemy
The true problems facing public education are inequality and opportunity gaps.
Apr 21, 2011 / Pedro Noguera and Michelle Fine
The Royal Wedding Is a Class Act The Royal Wedding Is a Class Act
The one thing I never thought I’d have to explain to Americans is why monarchy is a bad idea. Apparently, I’m wrong.
Apr 21, 2011 / Column / Gary Younge
Wall Street’s Loan Sharks Prey on Poor Neighborhoods Wall Street’s Loan Sharks Prey on Poor Neighborhoods
Kai Wright talks about how payday lenders prey on poor and working class neighborhoods.
Apr 13, 2011 / GRITtv
Manning Marable: A Public Intellectual in the Service of Democracy Manning Marable: A Public Intellectual in the Service of Democracy
The great scholar of the African-American political experience urged us: “If we can dare to dream politically, let us dream of the world as it should be.”
Apr 2, 2011 / John Nichols
Are We All Black Americans Now? Are We All Black Americans Now?
More and more Americans are learning what it feels like to be unsafe and unprotected. In other words, they're learning what it's like to be black.
Mar 30, 2011 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
We Are All Wisconsinites Now We Are All Wisconsinites Now
How can the pro-worker movement born in the streets of Madison be nurtured into a national force?
Mar 17, 2011 / The Editors