Universal Preschool Push Will Test Cuomo’s Commitment to New York Women Universal Preschool Push Will Test Cuomo’s Commitment to New York Women
The New York governor’s refusal to allocate funds for universal pre-K reveals the limits of his social progressivism.
Jan 9, 2014 / Bryce Covert
Why We Need a New War on Poverty Why We Need a New War on Poverty
The deepening crisis today demands an effort as ambitious as the one launched fifty years ago this week.
Jan 8, 2014 / Sasha Abramsky
Marco Rubio’s Plan to End Poverty Is a Joke Marco Rubio’s Plan to End Poverty Is a Joke
According to the Republican senator, what we really need is a fuller embrace of “the American free enterprise system.”
Jan 8, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Settlement Settlement
JPMorgan Nears Deal in Case Tied to Madoff —The New York Times They’ve got endless money. If that’s all it takes, They must be relieved at this point: They’ve spent many billions in settlements now, But nary a day in the joint.
Jan 8, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Warren, Coburn Push for Increased Transparency on Settlements Warren, Coburn Push for Increased Transparency on Settlements
A new bill would force federal agencies to be honest about how much they’re really making corporations pay.
Jan 8, 2014 / George Zornick
De Blasio Promised to Fight NYC’s Inequality. Here’s How You Can Tell If He’s Winning. De Blasio Promised to Fight NYC’s Inequality. Here’s How You Can Tell If He’s Winning.
The new mayor chose a big target. Here are four ways to hold him accountable.
Jan 8, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy
How Your Tax Dollars Are Funding Overseas Sweatshops How Your Tax Dollars Are Funding Overseas Sweatshops
While feigning outrage at worker abuse in Bangladesh, the US government has been quietly supporting the same sweatshop factories used by Walmart and The Gap.
Jan 7, 2014 / Robert J.S. Ross and Foreign Policy In Focus
Eighty-Six Percent of Americans Think the Government Should Fight Poverty Eighty-Six Percent of Americans Think the Government Should Fight Poverty
So why doesn’t Congress?
Jan 7, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Fifteen Miners Died on the Job in the Past Three Months—but Washington Is Cutting Inspections Fifteen Miners Died on the Job in the Past Three Months—but Washington Is Cutting Inspections
The mining industry isn’t the only one with major workplace safety regulation issues.
Jan 7, 2014 / Jessica Weisberg
Undocumented Lawyers and Rogue States Undocumented Lawyers and Rogue States
So far, 2014 has been a year of states doing as they please.
Jan 6, 2014 / Jessica Weisberg