Economics

Men Want Work-Family Balance, and Policy Should Help Them Achieve It

Men Want Work-Family Balance, and Policy Should Help Them Achieve It Men Want Work-Family Balance, and Policy Should Help Them Achieve It

Until men are also expected to take time away from work to be with children, workers of both genders face a vicious cycle.

Jul 9, 2013 / Bryce Covert

This July 4 Weekend in Poverty: Get Involved in the Fight Against Poverty This July 4 Weekend in Poverty: Get Involved in the Fight Against Poverty

If we wanted to end poverty we could.  Here are some groups you can get involved with that are leading the way.

Jul 5, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

Sequestration Watch: Hunger by the Numbers Sequestration Watch: Hunger by the Numbers

Think sequestration isn’t having much of an effect? Check out the impact on food and hunger programs in the US and abroad.

Jul 3, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

Oh, Right, the Jobs Crisis

Oh, Right, the Jobs Crisis Oh, Right, the Jobs Crisis

With a 7.6 percent unemployment rate, and much higher youth unemployment, job creation must remain on the agenda.

Jul 3, 2013 / John Nichols

Chicago Rising!

Chicago Rising! Chicago Rising!

A resurgent protest culture fights back against Rahm Emanuel’s austerity agenda.

Jul 2, 2013 / Feature / Rick Perlstein

Elizabeth Warren Tackles Wall Street

Elizabeth Warren Tackles Wall Street Elizabeth Warren Tackles Wall Street

The reform-minded senator talks tough, and she knows where the bodies are buried.

Jul 2, 2013 / Feature / William Greider

Confessions of a Stay-at-Home Mom

Confessions of a Stay-at-Home Mom Confessions of a Stay-at-Home Mom

I leaned out when I should have leaned in. But the problem is about much more than individual women’s choices.

Jul 2, 2013 / Feature / Ashley Nelson

How America Makes Having a Baby a Nearly Impossible Expense

How America Makes Having a Baby a Nearly Impossible Expense How America Makes Having a Baby a Nearly Impossible Expense

From childbirth to maternity leave to childcare, American women far outspend their peers in the developed world.

Jul 1, 2013 / Bryce Covert

Greg Kaufmann: Low-Wage Work Is Far From Living-Wage Work

Greg Kaufmann: Low-Wage Work Is Far From Living-Wage Work Greg Kaufmann: Low-Wage Work Is Far From Living-Wage Work

The Nation's Greg Kaufmann joins Bill Moyers to explain why the need for food stamps is growing.

Jul 1, 2013 / Press Room

This Week in Poverty: The Unfinished March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

This Week in Poverty: The Unfinished March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom This Week in Poverty: The Unfinished March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

A new report from the Economic Policy Institute examines the unfinished—and widely forgotten—agenda of the March on Washington fifty years ago.

Jun 28, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

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