Economy

Winning Basic Care for Care Givers Winning Basic Care for Care Givers

It's women and “minorities” vs. large corporations and Republican lawmakers. Will grassroots organizers beat big-dollar businesses to win fairness for home care workers...

Dec 27, 2011 / Laura Flanders

Revolution Through Banking?

Revolution Through Banking? Revolution Through Banking?

At Occupy Wall Street, an unlikely mix of students, vets, bankers, regulators and academics are planning alternative financial institutions—including an Occupy bank.

Dec 22, 2011 / Carne Ross

Why Do GOP Bosses Fear Ron Paul?

Why Do GOP Bosses Fear Ron Paul? Why Do GOP Bosses Fear Ron Paul?

Paul’s criticisms of military interventionism and crony capitalism scare the establishment, but grassroots Republicans are intrigued by his old-fashioned conservatism.

Dec 21, 2011 / John Nichols

Robert Reich to President Obama: Support Us and We’ll Support You

Robert Reich to President Obama: Support Us and We’ll Support You Robert Reich to President Obama: Support Us and We’ll Support You

What should President Obama do to win our support?

Dec 19, 2011 / Robert B. Reich

David Montgomery, Grand Master Workman David Montgomery, Grand Master Workman

 A pioneering historian convinced that another world was possible, and that working people would create it for themselves.

Dec 19, 2011 / Dana Frank

Wisconsin Recall Calculus: $5M Distant Dollars v. 500,000 Citizens Wisconsin Recall Calculus: $5M Distant Dollars v. 500,000 Citizens

Governor Walker thinks his money can beat a recall. He’s wrong.

Dec 19, 2011 / John Nichols

Occupy the Safety Net

Occupy the Safety Net Occupy the Safety Net

Republicans in Congress are quietly killing the provisions of Obama’s stimulus act that have kept millions out of poverty.

Dec 15, 2011 / Feature / Betsy Reed

Food Stamps: The Safety Net That Deserves Its Name

Food Stamps: The Safety Net That Deserves Its Name Food Stamps: The Safety Net That Deserves Its Name

For all its flaws, the food stamp program helps one in seven Americans put food on the table.

Dec 14, 2011 / Feature / Lizzy Ratner

Unemployment Insurance Under the Knife

Unemployment Insurance Under the Knife Unemployment Insurance Under the Knife

With 5.7 million Americans out of work six months or more, benefits for the unemployed are woefully inadequate—and even so, the GOP would cut them.

Dec 14, 2011 / Feature / Kate Kahan and George Wentworth

The Making of the 99%

The Making of the 99% The Making of the 99%

With the Occupy movement, what started as a diffuse protest against economic injustice became a vast experiment in class building.

Dec 14, 2011 / Feature / Barbara Ehrenreich and John Ehrenreich

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