When GOP Walks, Dems Must Move From Blame to Fight When GOP Walks, Dems Must Move From Blame to Fight
Unless there’s a blueprint to break the Republican strategy of hostage taking, the Dems will be left trumpeting their own weakness to avoid blame.
Dec 22, 2011 / Ilyse Hogue
Why Ron Paul Is Not the Tea Party Candidate Why Ron Paul Is Not the Tea Party Candidate
Ron Paul may be the purest fiscal conservative, but Tea Partiers have the same concerns about him that other Republicans do: foreign policy and electability.
Dec 22, 2011 / Ben Adler
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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