Did the DC Circuit Court Give a Green Light for Union-Busting? Did the DC Circuit Court Give a Green Light for Union-Busting?
The Communications Workers of America says that the ruling overturning Obama’s nominations emboldened employers—like the one that terminated twenty-two union activists....
Mar 1, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
This Week in Poverty: Gangnam-Style Counting With Senator Jeff Sessions This Week in Poverty: Gangnam-Style Counting With Senator Jeff Sessions
Republican Senator Jeff Sessions uses some very creative math to prove that people in poverty have incomes that are similar to the middle class.
Mar 1, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
The Human Costs of Sequester The Human Costs of Sequester
Rather than obsessing over a deficit boogie man, we should be putting financially battered Americans back to work.
Feb 26, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sequestration Sacrifices Jobs to Save Billionaire Tax Breaks Sequestration Sacrifices Jobs to Save Billionaire Tax Breaks
America is not broke. America has broken budget priorities that can be fixed without embracing the austerity fantasy.
Feb 22, 2013 / John Nichols
Senate Republicans Take a Stand Against the Public Interest Senate Republicans Take a Stand Against the Public Interest
Why did war hero Chuck Hagel get blocked, while Wall Street crony Jack Lew sailed through?
Feb 15, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Senator Harry Reid, D-Fool Me Twice Senator Harry Reid, D-Fool Me Twice
The Senate majority leader says it's “shocking” that Republicans are blocking Hagel. Really? What did he think would happen when he blocked filibuster reform?
Feb 15, 2013 / John Nichols
Congress Can Block Postal Austerity, and Save Saturday Delivery Congress Can Block Postal Austerity, and Save Saturday Delivery
Under the Sanders-DeFazio plan, Congress can save a vital service and secure a future for USPS.
Feb 13, 2013 / John Nichols
Obama Urges Minimum Wage Increase and First-Ever Indexing Obama Urges Minimum Wage Increase and First-Ever Indexing
Labor welcomed the proposal, but what it means for tipped workers remains unclear.
Feb 13, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Obama Demands That Congress Do ‘the Work of Self-Government’ Obama Demands That Congress Do ‘the Work of Self-Government’
The emotional highpoint of a bold and progressive speech was a demand that Congress address gun violence.
Feb 13, 2013 / John Nichols
Wait, Harry Reid Can Ignore Holds? Wait, Harry Reid Can Ignore Holds?
Why does the Senate majority leader let senators’ holds kill some nominations, but not others?
Feb 12, 2013 / George Zornick