Striking Verizon Workers Are an Example to Us All Striking Verizon Workers Are an Example to Us All
Like corporations across the country, Verizon is trying to slash wages and benefits despite rising profits—and all workers need to fight back.
Aug 17, 2011 / Lawrence Mishel
The Last of Wisconsin’s Recall Elections The Last of Wisconsin’s Recall Elections
After a summer of outside money and fake candidates, Wisconsin’s historic recall elections are finally over.
Aug 17, 2011 / Press Room
Controversy Dogs Tavis Smiley and Cornel West’s Poverty Tour—but Media Attention Does, Too Controversy Dogs Tavis Smiley and Cornel West’s Poverty Tour—but Media Attention Does, Too
Did the Poverty Tour succeed in dramatizing the magnitude of poverty’s impact on America—or simply draw attention to its organizers' criticisms of Obama?
Aug 17, 2011 / Habiba Alcindor
The Last of Wisconsin’s Recall Elections The Last of Wisconsin’s Recall Elections
After a summer of outside money and fake candidates, Wisconsin's historic recall elections are finally over.
Aug 17, 2011 / The Ed Show
Wisconsin Democrats Score Two More Recall Wins as Voters Reject a GOP Governor’s Anti-Labor Agenda Wisconsin Democrats Score Two More Recall Wins as Voters Reject a GOP Governor’s Anti-Labor Agenda
Wisconsin Democrats have reelected their legislators, defeated two Republicans, won a majority of the votes cast statewide and created an opening where a bipartisan pro-labor ma...
Aug 17, 2011 / John Nichols
The Real Grand Bargain Washington Should Seek The Real Grand Bargain Washington Should Seek
The congressional "supercommittee" should consider a grand bargain that takes courage: send people to work, invest in infrastructure, levy a speculation tax, and mor...
Aug 16, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Standard & Poor’s Getting Heat for Downgrade Decision Standard & Poor’s Getting Heat for Downgrade Decision
The SEC is reportedly opening a review into Standard & Poor’s downgrade decision, and the Senate Banking Committee is undertaking a similar action.
Aug 16, 2011 / George Zornick
Raging Against the Corporate Media Machine Raging Against the Corporate Media Machine
The Nightwatchman’s Tom Morello is taking his music to the nation’s industrial heartland to support the independent media outlets that are giving voice to the fight for...
Aug 16, 2011 / Sahiba Gill
Daylight Robbery, Meet Nighttime Robbery Daylight Robbery, Meet Nighttime Robbery
The UK rioters know full well that their elites are looters too.
Aug 16, 2011 / Naomi Klein
Nation Conversations: George Zornick and Robert Pollin: Why Do Ratings Agencies Matter? Nation Conversations: George Zornick and Robert Pollin: Why Do Ratings Agencies Matter?
Why did Standard & Poor's take the seemingly radical step of downgrading the US government's credit rating, and how do ratings agencies wield such power in the first place?
Aug 12, 2011 / The Nation