Summers Bails, Progressives Celebrate Summers Bails, Progressives Celebrate
His withdrawal from consideration as Fed chair could mark a watershed for the left wing of the Democratic Party.
Sep 18, 2013 / William Greider
America’s Shameful Poverty Stats America’s Shameful Poverty Stats
That so many of our political leaders tolerate so much misery amid so much plenty is one of the great scandals of our age.
Sep 18, 2013 / Sasha Abramsky
Poverty Rate and Income Stagnate as Conservatives Attack the Safety Net Poverty Rate and Income Stagnate as Conservatives Attack the Safety Net
On the fifth anniversary of the financial collapse, new Census data shows that the modest uptick in the economy has failed to reach poor- and middle-class Americans.
Sep 17, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
The People Win as Lawrence Summers Trades Power for Wealth The People Win as Lawrence Summers Trades Power for Wealth
But Main Street must still live with the consquences of the policies he helped engineer.
Sep 17, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Why the Defeat of Larry Summers Is About More Than the Fed Why the Defeat of Larry Summers Is About More Than the Fed
Obama has a chance to name a reformer as Fed Chair and make good on the "new politics" he promised in 2008.
Sep 16, 2013 / William Greider
The Populist Rebellion That Tripped Up Larry Summers The Populist Rebellion That Tripped Up Larry Summers
The top candidate for the Federal Reserve chair withdraws his name from consideration after key Democratic senators said they would oppose him.
Sep 15, 2013 / John Nichols
Occupy Activists’ New Fight for Regulation, Affordable Housing and Social Justice Occupy Activists’ New Fight for Regulation, Affordable Housing and Social Justice
Next week marks the two-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. Here are what some of the best and brightest organizers are working on now.
Sep 12, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Poverty in 2013: When Even Diapers Are a Luxury Poverty in 2013: When Even Diapers Are a Luxury
Being a poor mother in the United States today means reusing diapers and struggling to afford food. But House Republicans think they have it too easy.
Sep 11, 2013 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Bill de Blasio Leads New York Primary With Surge of Votes for ‘Bold Progressive Change’ Bill de Blasio Leads New York Primary With Surge of Votes for ‘Bold Progressive Change’
A big primary lead for Bill de Blasio, who ran on a promise to tax the rich.
Sep 11, 2013 / John Nichols
Great Perturbations: On George Packer Great Perturbations: On George Packer
The Unwinding is a fine-grained account of economic collapse that runs aground on causeless abstractions.
Sep 10, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann