Why Is Paul Ryan So Angry About Reduced Unemployment? Why Is Paul Ryan So Angry About Reduced Unemployment?
After three years of griping about slow growth, the GOP’'s Budget Committee chair is suddenly fretting about too much growth.
Feb 3, 2012 / John Nichols
John Nichols: Governor Walker and the Koch Brothers Are Behind Arizona’s Fight Against Unions John Nichols: Governor Walker and the Koch Brothers Are Behind Arizona’s Fight Against Unions
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has not limited the assault on collective bargaining to his own state.
Feb 3, 2012 / Press Room
Jobs Numbers Are a Pleasant Surprise, but the Road Is Long Jobs Numbers Are a Pleasant Surprise, but the Road Is Long
January job gains exceeded expectations, but a true recovery remains elusive.
Feb 3, 2012 / George Zornick
This Week in Poverty: James Q. Wilson Peddles Poverty Myths This Week in Poverty: James Q. Wilson Peddles Poverty Myths
The Washington Post spins myths about the poor, Congressional battles impact the poor, and Mitt Romney doesn’t give a damn about the poor.
Feb 3, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
How Scott Walker and ALEC Plotted the Attack on Arizona’s Unions How Scott Walker and ALEC Plotted the Attack on Arizona’s Unions
Wisconsin’s union-busting governor traveled to Arizona and urged conservatives to join him in fighting public-employee unions. Now, the group he addressed is spearheading an ...
Feb 2, 2012 / John Nichols
The Democrats Who Unleashed Wall Street and Got Away With It The Democrats Who Unleashed Wall Street and Got Away With It
That Lawrence Summers and Bill Clinton, the president he served as treasury secretary, can still get away with disclaiming responsibility for our financial meltdown is an insult to...
Feb 2, 2012 / Robert Scheer
The Deal That Saved Detroit (and Banned Strikes) The Deal That Saved Detroit (and Banned Strikes)
The Deal with Detroit is gold dust for Democrats. Reality is a bit more complicated.
Feb 2, 2012 / Laura Flanders
Obama’s Plan To Help Homeowners and Boost the Economy Obama’s Plan To Help Homeowners and Boost the Economy
The administration’s newest effort would undeniably be helpful, though it could go further in some key areas.
Feb 1, 2012 / George Zornick
Global Business Elite Go Marxist at Davos! Global Business Elite Go Marxist at Davos!
Not really. But debates on rising inequality are now de rigueur at the World Economic Forum.
Feb 1, 2012 / Andy Robinson
Tom Paine Would Not Have Approved of Mitt Romney Tom Paine Would Not Have Approved of Mitt Romney
Romney misattributed the key quote of his Florida victory speech to the pamphleteer. But that's hardly the only reason why Paine would have decried the Bain Capitalist.
Feb 1, 2012 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols