Economic Policy

Congressional Progessive Caucus

Taking It to the States Taking It to the States

State and local government is where the next generation of progressive voices will emerge.

Nov 22, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bernie Congress

Bernie Sanders Comes Out Fighting Against Trump and Trumpism Bernie Sanders Comes Out Fighting Against Trump and Trumpism

‘We are not going silently into the night,’ says the senator. ‘The stakes are too high.’

Nov 17, 2016 / John Nichols

Economy Ohio

Why Do White Working-Class People Vote Against Their Interests? They Don’t. Why Do White Working-Class People Vote Against Their Interests? They Don’t.

Corporate Democrats have never advanced their interests—and at least Republicans offer a persuasive story about why they are getting screwed.

Nov 17, 2016 / Kirk Noden

How Much Did Alan Greenspan Really Know?

How Much Did Alan Greenspan Really Know? How Much Did Alan Greenspan Really Know?

Despite the efforts of a new biographer, it seems that Greenspan was more flying by the seat of his pants than acting as a strategic policy-maker.

Nov 9, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Jeff Madrick

Stop TPP at DNC

No Honeymoon for Hillary No Honeymoon for Hillary

If Clinton wins, she’ll inherit massive public anger unless she fights for progressive changes on trade and industrial policy.

Nov 8, 2016 / William Greider

Bernie Sanders in Portland

Only Socialism Can Defeat Trumpism Only Socialism Can Defeat Trumpism

Millions of ordinary people are ready for an alternative, one pointed to by the success of Bernie Sanders.

Nov 4, 2016 / Nicole Aschoff and Bhaskar Sunkara

What You Think You Know About Kids and Public Housing is Wrong

What You Think You Know About Kids and Public Housing is Wrong What You Think You Know About Kids and Public Housing is Wrong

Some 6.5 million families in the US are waiting for either a spot in public housing or a housing voucher.

Nov 4, 2016 / Livia Gershon

How a Somali-American Muslim Woman Candidate Is Mobilizing Millennial Voters in Minnesota

How a Somali-American Muslim Woman Candidate Is Mobilizing Millennial Voters in Minnesota How a Somali-American Muslim Woman Candidate Is Mobilizing Millennial Voters in Minnesota

Omar’s platform focuses on economic, social, racial, and environmental justice.

Nov 3, 2016 / StudentNation / Cirien Saadeh

Stop TPP signs

Why Is Washington Still Pushing the Trans-Pacific Partnership? Why Is Washington Still Pushing the Trans-Pacific Partnership?

Nothing exemplifies the disconnect between the establishment and ordinary Americans more than the plan to cram the TPP through the lame-duck Congress.

Nov 3, 2016 / Robert L. Borosage

Russ Feingold Wisconsin

The Billionaire Class Is Terrified That Russ Feingold Will Return to the Senate The Billionaire Class Is Terrified That Russ Feingold Will Return to the Senate

The very rich are spending very heavily to prevent the return of a very serious reformer to the Senate.

Oct 27, 2016 / John Nichols

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