An Easy Task for Congress: Save the Post Office An Easy Task for Congress: Save the Post Office
A lame-duck Congress manufactured the current “postal crisis.” This lame-duck Congress could fix it.
Nov 16, 2012 / John Nichols
This Week in Poverty: The Fiscal Cliff and the Janitors Who Are Already on It This Week in Poverty: The Fiscal Cliff and the Janitors Who Are Already on It
Everything you need to know about our so-called “Fiscal Cliff” and the janitors in Cincinnati who are truly living on the edge.
Nov 16, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
A ‘Grand Bargain’ on the Fiscal Cliff Could Be a Grand Betrayal A ‘Grand Bargain’ on the Fiscal Cliff Could Be a Grand Betrayal
The “fiscal cliff” is being used to demand cuts that would otherwise be politically impossible.
Nov 14, 2012 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage
Obama Won. Now It’s Time to Change the System Obama Won. Now It’s Time to Change the System
In the next four years—and beyond—progressives must create the political space for the president to represent the majority of Americans.
Nov 14, 2012 / Feature / Peter Dreier and Donald Cohen
Barney Frank, Ron Paul Pressure Obama on New Marijuana Laws Barney Frank, Ron Paul Pressure Obama on New Marijuana Laws
Frank and Paul are asking the federal government to respect new decriminalization laws in the states—while Latin American leaders get involved as well.
Nov 14, 2012 / George Zornick
The Poor Will Be the First Over the Fiscal Cliff The Poor Will Be the First Over the Fiscal Cliff
Both spending cuts and tax increases will hurt the vulnerable the hardest and fastest.
Nov 14, 2012 / Bryce Covert
Obama Reportedly in ‘Throw-Down Mode’ on Bush Taxes Obama Reportedly in ‘Throw-Down Mode’ on Bush Taxes
After a recent White House meeting, liberal groups were heartened by the president's tough talk on tax breaks for the wealthy.
Nov 14, 2012 / George Zornick
Grand Bargain Is the Wrong Solution Grand Bargain Is the Wrong Solution
As Congress nears the so-called "fiscal cliff," they should listen to voters: austerity cuts are unacceptable.
Nov 13, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Joblessness Is the Problem—Not the Deficit Katrina vanden Heuvel: Joblessness Is the Problem—Not the Deficit
A “grand bargain” would enact spending cuts that would hurt investment and growth.
Nov 12, 2012 / Press Room
Ron Johnson’s Pompous Assumptions: Voters are Ignorant, Colleagues Need Tutoring Ron Johnson’s Pompous Assumptions: Voters are Ignorant, Colleagues Need Tutoring
How hard will it be to negotiate with congressional Republicans? Ask the Republican senator who thinks voters are ignorant about fiscal math.
Nov 12, 2012 / John Nichols