Government

The Ongoing Republican Plan to Shame the Poor The Ongoing Republican Plan to Shame the Poor

Drug tests and GED classes are the new requirements for anyone who dares to collect unemployment insurance.

Dec 20, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie

There Goes the Republic There Goes the Republic

The defense authorization bill that Congress passed and President Obama had threatened to veto will soon become law, a fact that should be met with public outrage.

Dec 15, 2011 / Robert Scheer

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

The End of Welfare as I Knew It

The End of Welfare as I Knew It The End of Welfare as I Knew It

“When Clinton signed Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, I knew single mothers like me would suffer. Fifteen years later, millions have been kicked off the welfare rolls....

Dec 14, 2011 / Feature / Diana Spatz

99%er Champions

99%er Champions 99%er Champions

Change takes movements on the outside and champions on the inside. This is the time to be recruiting candidates who share the convictions of the 99 percent.

Dec 14, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Why Newt Gingrich Hates the State Department

Why Newt Gingrich Hates the State Department Why Newt Gingrich Hates the State Department

Gingrich has been criticizing the State Department and calling for its overhaul. 

Dec 13, 2011 / Ben Adler

The Koch Brothers, ALEC and the Savage Assault on Democracy

The Koch Brothers, ALEC and the Savage Assault on Democracy The Koch Brothers, ALEC and the Savage Assault on Democracy

Progressives will march Saturday from the Koch brothers’ headquarters to the UN to demand an end to the attack on voting rights in America.

Dec 9, 2011 / John Nichols

Teddy Roosevelt Would Recess Appoint Cordray as Wall St. Watchdog Teddy Roosevelt Would Recess Appoint Cordray as Wall St. Watchdog

A majority of senators want the former Ohio attorney general to head the Consumer Financial Products Bureau. The president should use a recess appointment to make it so.

Dec 8, 2011 / John Nichols

How Obama’s Embrace Turned Teddy Roosevelt Into a Socialist How Obama’s Embrace Turned Teddy Roosevelt Into a Socialist

After Obama cited Roosevelt in his Kansas speech, Fox News has decided that TR peddled “socialistic nationalism.”

Dec 7, 2011 / John Nichols

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