Seven Questions for Robert Reich Seven Questions for Robert Reich
A conversation with the former labor secretary and merry-eyed agitator about the great ill that ails the country.
Oct 2, 2013 / Lizzy Ratner
The Hidden Costs of the American Way of Healthcare The Hidden Costs of the American Way of Healthcare
Is our employer-based healthcare system hurting our economy and culture by keeping too many creatives and entrepreneurs tied to their jobs?
Oct 2, 2013 / Marie Myung-Ok Lee
Federal Workers Nationwide Protest Government Shutdown Federal Workers Nationwide Protest Government Shutdown
Federal workers all across the country are protesting the government’s shutdown.
Oct 1, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
With 2.3 Million People Incarcerated in the US, Prisons Are Big Business With 2.3 Million People Incarcerated in the US, Prisons Are Big Business
Meet the corporations who are profiting off our prison system.
Oct 1, 2013 / Liliana Segura
Government Shutdown Will Hit Federal Workers, Poor Americans Government Shutdown Will Hit Federal Workers, Poor Americans
About 800,000 federal employees will be furloughed, with no guarantee of retroactive pay.
Sep 30, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Government Shutdown as Coup d’État This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Government Shutdown as Coup d’État
In a brilliant 1996 essay, political theorist Sheldon Wolin connected austerity economics to a broader Republican philosophy of governance--or lack thereof.
Sep 28, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Scientific Consensus Won’t Change the Politics of Climate Change Scientific Consensus Won’t Change the Politics of Climate Change
Following the release of the IPCC’s landmark global warming report, progressives should challenge the cruelty behind climate deniers” politics, not the weakness of thei...
Sep 27, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
This Week in Poverty: Five Things You Might Have Missed on ‘Poverty Day’ This Week in Poverty: Five Things You Might Have Missed on ‘Poverty Day’
Poverty Day--the one day every year when the mainstream media turns its attention to the poor--was last week. Here are five things you might have missed amidst the frenzy of covera...
Sep 27, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
California Governor Signs Domestic Worker Bill of Rights California Governor Signs Domestic Worker Bill of Rights
Early Thursday afternoon on the West Coast, Governor Jerry Brown tweeted a message: “Today, I signed a bill to help California’s domestic workers.”
Sep 26, 2013 / Laura Flanders
Wall Street’s Odd Calm About a Debt-Ceiling Breach Wall Street’s Odd Calm About a Debt-Ceiling Breach
At a meeting with Wall Street big shots today, Elizabeth Warren plead for more action to avert debt-ceiling disaster.
Sep 26, 2013 / George Zornick