#TalkPoverty: After the Debate, More Questions from Families for Obama and Romney #TalkPoverty: After the Debate, More Questions from Families for Obama and Romney
In the first presidential debate, not a single question about poverty and neither candidate showed the slightest inclination to talk about it either.
Oct 8, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Bernie Sanders: Obama and Biden Need to Get Specific About Social Security Bernie Sanders: Obama and Biden Need to Get Specific About Social Security
Do vague statements on Social Security now set the stage for “grand compromises” in the future?
Oct 8, 2012 / John Nichols
Tens of Thousands Protest Austerity in Spain, Unions Threaten National Strike Tens of Thousands Protest Austerity in Spain, Unions Threaten National Strike
Tens of thousands of individuals in Spain protest further harsh austerity measures recently announced by their right-wing government.
Oct 8, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Turn to ‘Austerity-Light’ Would Consign This Country to a New Normal of Joblessness Katrina vanden Heuvel: Turn to ‘Austerity-Light’ Would Consign This Country to a New Normal of Joblessness
Vanden Heuvel also talks about the GOP’s “post-truth” politics and the Denver debate on C-Span's Washington Journal.
Oct 5, 2012 / Press Room
Republicans, Here’s How to Complain About the Jobs Report Without Conspiracy Theories Republicans, Here’s How to Complain About the Jobs Report Without Conspiracy Theories
The unemployment rate is definitely going down, and a sustained upswing may be underway.
Oct 5, 2012 / George Zornick
The Threat of Dark Money in Our Elections The Threat of Dark Money in Our Elections
Super PAC and trade association spending can be most influential in state and local races, where voters—and reporters—pay least attention.
Oct 5, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Crisis in Iran Crisis in Iran
Not every scenario coming out of Iran's economic crisis is a good one.
Oct 5, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Mitt Romney Debate ‘Win’ Gives Obama a Winning Issue Mitt Romney Debate ‘Win’ Gives Obama a Winning Issue
Obama is wise to rip the Republican nominee's talk about getting a “new accountant” to take advantage of tax breaks for offshoring jobs.
Oct 5, 2012 / John Nichols
Greg Kaufmann: Poor Families Are Not Getting the Help They Need Greg Kaufmann: Poor Families Are Not Getting the Help They Need
Fewer families in poverty are receiving assistance today than they were before welfare reform.
Oct 4, 2012 / Press Room
Romney’s Obscene Posturing As A Wall Street Critic Romney’s Obscene Posturing As A Wall Street Critic
The Republican candidate is trying to shield Wall Street from regulation, while simultaneously pretending to be a reformer.
Oct 4, 2012 / George Zornick