Katrina vanden Heuvel: We Must Curb Conservatives’ Deficit Obsession Katrina vanden Heuvel: We Must Curb Conservatives’ Deficit Obsession
In a time of recession, why should the most vulnerable Americans—and not the richest 2 percent—pay the price of US debt?
Nov 19, 2012 / Press Room
The Budget Deal We Deserve The Budget Deal We Deserve
The Congressional Progressive Caucus is standing up to austerity hawks, promoting a “Deal For All” that protects social spending and invests in real growth.
Nov 19, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week in Poverty: The Fiscal Cliff and the Janitors Who Are Already on It This Week in Poverty: The Fiscal Cliff and the Janitors Who Are Already on It
Everything you need to know about our so-called “Fiscal Cliff” and the janitors in Cincinnati who are truly living on the edge.
Nov 16, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
The Time Has Come for Responsible Republicans to Rebuke Romney-Ryan The Time Has Come for Responsible Republicans to Rebuke Romney-Ryan
Post-election gripes about “urban areas” and “gifts” should discredit the 2012 GOP ticket.
Nov 15, 2012 / John Nichols
A ‘Grand Bargain’ on the Fiscal Cliff Could Be a Grand Betrayal A ‘Grand Bargain’ on the Fiscal Cliff Could Be a Grand Betrayal
The “fiscal cliff” is being used to demand cuts that would otherwise be politically impossible.
Nov 14, 2012 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage
Children of the Storm: Education and Social Mobility Children of the Storm: Education and Social Mobility
Paul Tough and Jonathan Kozol examine how decades of family-unfriendly policies have heightened the stress experienced by many children at home and school.
Nov 14, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Helen C. Epstein
The Poor Will Be the First Over the Fiscal Cliff The Poor Will Be the First Over the Fiscal Cliff
Both spending cuts and tax increases will hurt the vulnerable the hardest and fastest.
Nov 14, 2012 / Bryce Covert
Paul Ryan’s Rapid Rewrite of Election History Paul Ryan’s Rapid Rewrite of Election History
Ryan: “I don’t think we lost it on those budget issues, especially on Medicare.” Yes they did.
Nov 14, 2012 / John Nichols
Greg Kaufmann: Expanding Our Definition of Poverty Greg Kaufmann: Expanding Our Definition of Poverty
As more and more Americans struggle to get by with low-wage and part-time jobs, it’s time we stop conflating poverty with unemployment.
Nov 13, 2012 / Press Room
This Week in Poverty: Janitors in the Queen City This Week in Poverty: Janitors in the Queen City
Thirteen corporations in Cincinnati earned nearly $17 billion in profits in 2011, but the janitors cleaning their offices still are paid poverty wages.
Nov 13, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann