This Week in Poverty: No Time to Wait on a Movement This Week in Poverty: No Time to Wait on a Movement
It’s time to stop bemoaning the lack of political will to confront poverty, and instead focus on creating the political will.
Oct 28, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Anyone for a Real Inform Act? Anyone for a Real Inform Act?
It was early, but for a moment I thought I was reading something important in an ad in The New York Times. Someone was paying attention to our nation's teetering imbalance! (No...
Oct 25, 2013 / Laura Flanders
Senator Warren Presses Federal Agencies on Wall Street Prosecutions Senator Warren Presses Federal Agencies on Wall Street Prosecutions
The smallest federal enforcement outfit has perhaps the best record on Wall Street prosecutions. Why?
Oct 23, 2013 / George Zornick
This Week in Poverty: The Immokalee Way This Week in Poverty: The Immokalee Way
The history of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers shows us just how much can be accomplished with savvy organizing at the grassroots and perseverance.
Oct 18, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
That Time When DC Stopped Funding Domestic Violence Shelters While Both Congressional Gyms Stayed Open That Time When DC Stopped Funding Domestic Violence Shelters While Both Congressional Gyms Stayed Open
Who decides what’s “essential” during a government shutdown?
Oct 17, 2013 / Mattea Kramer and Jo Comerford
The Government Shutdown Was a War Against the Poor The Government Shutdown Was a War Against the Poor
America’s most vulnerable felt most of the pain.
Oct 16, 2013 / Sasha Abramsky
Neoliberalism: Why the American Dream is Losing Steam Neoliberalism: Why the American Dream is Losing Steam
We cannot have a functioning participatory democracy while eliminating jobs, imprisoning huge segments of our population, and saddling the next generation with mountains of student...
Oct 11, 2013 / StudentNation / Jess Miller and StudentNation
This Week in Poverty: What ‘Defunding Obamacare’ Really Means This Week in Poverty: What ‘Defunding Obamacare’ Really Means
GOP proposals to defund Obamacare are the equivalent of a death sentence for thousands of Americans.
Oct 11, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Blueprints for a New Economy Blueprints for a New Economy
Advocates for deep changes to our economic and political systems are turning to earlier movements for inspiration.
Oct 10, 2013 / Rachel Plattus and Eli Feghali
Janet Yellen as Federal Reserve Chair Is a Good Start… Janet Yellen as Federal Reserve Chair Is a Good Start…
But there are other openings on the board. Here’s a list of smart, independent-minded candidates who can fill them.
Oct 9, 2013 / William Greider