The State of the Union Is Best Served by Growth, Not Austerity The State of the Union Is Best Served by Growth, Not Austerity
The president should rip Republican proposals to cut essential programs. But he should also spell out an investment agenda.
Feb 12, 2013 / John Nichols
Eliminating Saturday Postal Service Threatens Vote-by-Mail Democracy Eliminating Saturday Postal Service Threatens Vote-by-Mail Democracy
Election officals across the country express concerns about the USPS move to cut delivery. Congress should take note and block the cut.
Feb 8, 2013 / John Nichols
This Week in Poverty: Revealing the Real TANF This Week in Poverty: Revealing the Real TANF
The TANF program expires in March, and the American people need to know what it’s all about before it’s renewed.
Feb 8, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Walmart Workers Are Back on Strike Over a New Wave of Alleged Threats Walmart Workers Are Back on Strike Over a New Wave of Alleged Threats
Workers are protesting a new round of alleged intimidation tactics.
Feb 7, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
The Best Sequester Plan in Washington The Best Sequester Plan in Washington
An even mix between cuts and revenue increases, eliminating wasteful Pentagon spending and tax loopholes for the wealthy, all while investing in job creation. What’s not to l...
Feb 6, 2013 / George Zornick
The Missing Link in Obama’s Liberalism The Missing Link in Obama’s Liberalism
The president's inaugural address touched all the important bases, except one.
Feb 6, 2013 / Column / Eric Alterman
Postal Cuts Are Austerity on Steroids Postal Cuts Are Austerity on Steroids
The decision to cut Saturday delivery should be seen as equivalent to a deep cut to Social Security. A vital service is being attacked in pursuit of privatization.
Feb 6, 2013 / John Nichols
How Two-Tier Union Contracts Became Labor’s Undoing How Two-Tier Union Contracts Became Labor’s Undoing
Establishing lower pay for new hires, these agreements have undermined union solidarity by opening a gulf between generations.
Feb 6, 2013 / Feature / Louis Uchitelle
The Great Regression The Great Regression
The decline of the progressive income tax and the rise of inequality.
Feb 6, 2013 / Feature / Sam Pizzigati and Chuck Collins
Why Don’t White-Collar Criminals Get Equal Time? Why Don’t White-Collar Criminals Get Equal Time?
The Justice Department is suing Standard & Poor’s. But why isn’t anyone going to jail?
Feb 5, 2013 / William Greider