Economics

Elizabeth Warren Comes Out for Expanding Social Security

Elizabeth Warren Comes Out for Expanding Social Security Elizabeth Warren Comes Out for Expanding Social Security

Warren used rampant 2016 speculation to juice an important debate over expanded benefits.

Nov 18, 2013 / George Zornick

Momentum Forms Around Extending Long-Term Unemployment Insurance

Momentum Forms Around Extending Long-Term Unemployment Insurance Momentum Forms Around Extending Long-Term Unemployment Insurance

Democrats are now unified in extended the crucial benefits--will Republicans go along?

Nov 15, 2013 / George Zornick

Could a Socialist Actually Win Seattle’s City Council Race? Yes

Could a Socialist Actually Win Seattle’s City Council Race? Yes Could a Socialist Actually Win Seattle’s City Council Race? Yes

The $15-an-hour wage candidate Kshama Sawant takes the lead in a “historic” citywide race.

Nov 14, 2013 / John Nichols

Elizabeth Warren to Regulators, Congress: End ‘Too Big to Fail’

Elizabeth Warren to Regulators, Congress: End ‘Too Big to Fail’ Elizabeth Warren to Regulators, Congress: End ‘Too Big to Fail’

In a speech Tuesday the Massachusetts senator offered an indictment of the enforcers and lawmakers who have failed to rein in the financial system. 

Nov 13, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

Candidate or Not, Elizabeth Warren Has the Right 2016 Message

Candidate or Not, Elizabeth Warren Has the Right 2016 Message Candidate or Not, Elizabeth Warren Has the Right 2016 Message

Democrats need to embrace the senator’s populist policies and rhetoric.

Nov 12, 2013 / John Nichols

‘The New Public’ on Poverty and Education

‘The New Public’ on Poverty and Education ‘The New Public’ on Poverty and Education

The New Public offers a powerful look at poverty’s impact on education.

Nov 11, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Greg Kaufmann

Why Does Los Angeles Criminalize Black and Brown Youth?

Why Does Los Angeles Criminalize Black and Brown Youth? Why Does Los Angeles Criminalize Black and Brown Youth?

The largest public school police department in the nation targets children who are as young as six years old. 

Nov 8, 2013 / Aura Bogado

The GOP’s Poverty Denialism

The GOP’s Poverty Denialism The GOP’s Poverty Denialism

According to many conservatives, the poor have it easy.

Nov 6, 2013 / Michelle Goldberg

Awkward Truth From a Guilty Rich Guy

Awkward Truth From a Guilty Rich Guy Awkward Truth From a Guilty Rich Guy

Two cheers for Bill Gross, the co-founder and managing director of PIMCO, the California-based bond house that manages some $2 trillion in other people’s wealth.

Nov 4, 2013 / William Greider

This Week in Poverty: How to Cut Poverty in Half in Ten Years

This Week in Poverty: How to Cut Poverty in Half in Ten Years This Week in Poverty: How to Cut Poverty in Half in Ten Years

The Half in Ten campaign lays out a path to dramatically reduce poverty—but it will require a real, sustained and disruptive fight to acheive it.

Nov 4, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

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