Democracy for Sale Democracy for Sale
This election season, we are witnessing an assault on democracy by multinational corporations that, freed by the Citizens United ruling, are out to get the best government money ca...
Oct 14, 2010 / The Editors
Who’s Afraid of Progressive Power? Who’s Afraid of Progressive Power?
The Working Families Party faces down the corporate backlash.
Oct 13, 2010 / Feature / Alyssa Katz
America Has a Financial Watchdog—Now We Must Fight to Keep It America Has a Financial Watchdog—Now We Must Fight to Keep It
Progressives must ensure that Elizabeth Warren can continue her crucial work—whether or not the Republicans win in November.
Oct 12, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Jobs and Income Data Add Up to an Historically Unequal Future Jobs and Income Data Add Up to an Historically Unequal Future
The recession’s legacy will be an unprecedentedly imbalanced, winner-takes-all economy.
Oct 8, 2010 / Kai Wright
Obama: How You Like Me Cao? Obama: How You Like Me Cao?
Forget the hype about whiners and the professional left—a concrete test of Obama's political strategy is playing out in New Orleans.
Oct 6, 2010 / Ari Melber
Talking Tea Party Feminism on the ‘Brian Lehrer Show’ Talking Tea Party Feminism on the ‘Brian Lehrer Show’
Betsy Reed and Rebecca Traister talk about the rise of conservative women in the 2010 elections.
Oct 5, 2010 / Press Room
Talking Tea Party Feminism on the Brian Lehrer Show Talking Tea Party Feminism on the Brian Lehrer Show
Betsy Reed and Rebecca Traister talk about the rise of conservative women in the 2010 elections.
Oct 5, 2010 / The Brian Lehrer Show
Surveillance, America’s Pastime Surveillance, America’s Pastime
In a relentless effort to watch and hear everything, government and law enforcement agencies today are actually casting a far broader surveillance net in the name of security than...
Oct 4, 2010 / Stephan Salisbury
Congress Wants to Cut Food Stamps to Fund School Lunches Congress Wants to Cut Food Stamps to Fund School Lunches
Anti-hunger activists explain why cutting food stamps is going to hurt kids.
Oct 3, 2010 / StudentNation / Braden Goyette
Why Do Liberal Attacks on the Tea Party Echo Attacks on Liberals? Why Do Liberal Attacks on the Tea Party Echo Attacks on Liberals?
Two of the Tea Party’s most recognizable leaders huddled to assess their progress and parry criticism in an unusual conversation in Manhattan this weekend.
Oct 2, 2010 / Ari Melber