Who’s Afraid of Sheryl Sandberg? Who’s Afraid of Sheryl Sandberg?
Feminists were quick—too quick—to question the Facebook COO's motives for writing Lean In, her self-help manifesto.
Mar 6, 2013 / Column / Katha Pollitt
INFOGRAPHIC: How Universal Preschool Is an Economic Boon to Working Mothers INFOGRAPHIC: How Universal Preschool Is an Economic Boon to Working Mothers
Working parents will benefit enormously from an affordable, quality place to send their kids.
Mar 6, 2013 / Bryce Covert
R.I.P. Hugo Chavez (1954–2013) R.I.P. Hugo Chavez (1954–2013)
A man who did a lot of good for a lot of people.
Mar 6, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Beware Obama’s Dealmaking Beware Obama’s Dealmaking
Do we really want the president to make a deal on the sequester that will be harder to undo later?
Mar 6, 2013 / George Zornick
Rick Snyder’s Detroit Takeover Plan Is Not What Democracy Looks Like Rick Snyder’s Detroit Takeover Plan Is Not What Democracy Looks Like
The Republican governor seeks to give an “emergency manager,” not elected officials, authority over the city.
Mar 6, 2013 / John Nichols
McDonald’s Guest Workers Stage a Surprise Strike McDonald’s Guest Workers Stage a Surprise Strike
Alleging unpaid wages and repeated retaliation, workers are coming out about immigrant injustice.
Mar 6, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Where Are the Women in the Sequestration Debate? Katrina vanden Heuvel: Where Are the Women in the Sequestration Debate?
Sequestration-driven cuts are coming down hard on programs that disproportionately help women and children.
Mar 5, 2013 / Press Room
Raising Minnesota Raising Minnesota
The heat is on big banks and CEOs as labor and community activists band together.
Mar 5, 2013 / Feature / Gabriel Thompson
Paul Ryan Looks to Break an Old Promise With a New Plan to Mess With Medicare Paul Ryan Looks to Break an Old Promise With a New Plan to Mess With Medicare
The House Budget Committee chairman is so determined to advance his austerity agenda that he’s talking about abandoning commitments to Americans nearing retirement.
Mar 5, 2013 / John Nichols
It’s Time to Tax Financial Transactions It’s Time to Tax Financial Transactions
The Dow hit a new high yesterday. A small tax on Wall Street trading could alleviate some of our drastic sequester cuts—and the majority of Americans support it.
Mar 5, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel