Economy

With State Budgets Withering, Get Ready for the ‘Womancession’ With State Budgets Withering, Get Ready for the ‘Womancession’

Traditionally female-heavy industries—once thought to be recession-proof—are being hit hard by the “tough choices” made by governors facing depleted state c...

Mar 3, 2011 / Bryce Covert

Banksters Fighting Back With Higher Fees Banksters Fighting Back With Higher Fees

The banks are back! They’re paying out bonuses and raking in profits, we hear. But just how did they bounce back so fast? Let’s take Bank of America—they’re...

Mar 2, 2011 / Laura Flanders

Wisconsin Teachers, Students Face Uncertain Future

Wisconsin Teachers, Students Face Uncertain Future Wisconsin Teachers, Students Face Uncertain Future

Proposed budget cuts and threats to collective bargaining are already damaging public education in Wisconsin.

Mar 2, 2011 / Meredith Clark

A Vote to Cut Grants to Low-Income Students Provokes a National Day of Action A Vote to Cut Grants to Low-Income Students Provokes a National Day of Action

The United States Student Association is organizing nationwide resistence to a House vote to cut the Pell Grant and TRIO programs.

Mar 2, 2011 / StudentNation / Sara Jerving

Why a Wisconsin Sheriff Refuses to Serve as Governor Walker’s ‘Palace Guard’

Why a Wisconsin Sheriff Refuses to Serve as Governor Walker’s ‘Palace Guard’ Why a Wisconsin Sheriff Refuses to Serve as Governor Walker’s ‘Palace Guard’

Top lawman refuses to help Governor Walker deny access to the state Capitol, as protests against assaults on labor rights continue.

Mar 2, 2011 / John Nichols

Johann Hari: US Uncut Is Fed Up With Tax Evaders Johann Hari: US Uncut Is Fed Up With Tax Evaders

Johann Hari joins US Uncut's Ryan Clayton to talk about the wave anti-austerity activism in Europe that is now spreading to the US.

Mar 1, 2011 / Press Room

Slide Show: Wisconsin’s Weekend of Protest

Slide Show: Wisconsin’s Weekend of Protest Slide Show: Wisconsin’s Weekend of Protest

With protests in Wisconsin now in their third week, tensions are running high among the state Republicans who have stonewalled any effort at compromise or negotiation with public-s…

Mar 1, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

With Walker’s Budget Address, Wisconsin Protests Are About to Heat Up With Walker’s Budget Address, Wisconsin Protests Are About to Heat Up

Scott Walker's budget is expected, among other things, to be a huge blow to the public education system in the state.

Mar 1, 2011 / Press Room

With Walker’s Budget Address, Wisconsin Protests Are About to Heat Up With Walker’s Budget Address, Wisconsin Protests Are About to Heat Up

Scott Walker's budget is expected, among other things, to be a huge blow to the public education system in the state.

Mar 1, 2011 / The Ed Show

Michael Moore: A War Against the Middle Class in Wisconsin Michael Moore: A War Against the Middle Class in Wisconsin

Wisconsin's struggle is about more than unions, it's part of a larger campaign against the foundations of the American middle class.

Mar 1, 2011 / GRITtv

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