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Take That, Austerity! Outcry and Activism Save 6-Day Mail Delivery

Take That, Austerity! Outcry and Activism Save 6-Day Mail Delivery Take That, Austerity! Outcry and Activism Save 6-Day Mail Delivery

How to fight the austerity agenda? Take a page from this campaign.

Apr 11, 2013 / John Nichols

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Social Security Cuts Punish Main Street for Wall Street’s Crimes Katrina vanden Heuvel: Social Security Cuts Punish Main Street for Wall Street’s Crimes

Barack Obama's expected budget proposal will slash payments for ordinary Americans in the name of deficit reduction.

Apr 5, 2013 / Press Room

Labor Leader Ai-jen Poo: We Are All Domestic Workers Now

Labor Leader Ai-jen Poo: We Are All Domestic Workers Now Labor Leader Ai-jen Poo: We Are All Domestic Workers Now

The head of the National Domestic Workers Alliance discusses disappointments dealt by Democratic politicians, the challenges of sustaining non-union labor groups and how to confron...

Apr 5, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

A ‘Stark Choice’ Election on the Future of Public Education

A ‘Stark Choice’ Election on the Future of Public Education A ‘Stark Choice’ Election on the Future of Public Education

Wisconsin's state Superintendent of Public Instruction runs for reelection as a critic of Scott Walker's attacks on teacher unions, funding cuts and vouchers proposals...

Apr 1, 2013 / John Nichols

Striking Guest Workers Will Take McDonald’s Fight Global

Striking Guest Workers Will Take McDonald’s Fight Global Striking Guest Workers Will Take McDonald’s Fight Global

As Congress considers immigration reform, workers plan a global day of action for June 6.

Apr 1, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

Scott Walker’s ‘Unintimidated’ Grab for Presidential Consideration

Scott Walker’s ‘Unintimidated’ Grab for Presidential Consideration Scott Walker’s ‘Unintimidated’ Grab for Presidential Consideration

Walker's planned memoir, identified as a "call to action" for conservatives, is widely seen as an opening gambit in his play for the 2016 Republican preside...

Mar 26, 2013 / John Nichols

Austerity’s Cruelest Cut: Democracy Denied in Detroit

Austerity’s Cruelest Cut: Democracy Denied in Detroit Austerity’s Cruelest Cut: Democracy Denied in Detroit

Detroit voters opposed Michigan Governor Snyder 20-1, rejecting his agenda overwhelmingly. Now he has grabbed control of the city.

Mar 25, 2013 / John Nichols

Congress Has a Constitutional Duty to Preserve and Promote the Post Office

Congress Has a Constitutional Duty to Preserve and Promote the Post Office Congress Has a Constitutional Duty to Preserve and Promote the Post Office

USPS is being hit with a classic austerity model: politicians, influenced by corporations that fund campaigns and overrun Capitol Hill with lobbyists, undermine quality public...

Mar 22, 2013 / John Nichols

Labor Board Alleges Repeated Retaliation at Walmart’s Top US Warehouse

Labor Board Alleges Repeated Retaliation at Walmart’s Top US Warehouse Labor Board Alleges Repeated Retaliation at Walmart’s Top US Warehouse

Workers won their jobs back with a three-week strike, but then got fired all over again.

Mar 20, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

Women in Healthcare Suffer Abuse Inside and Outside the Home

Women in Healthcare Suffer Abuse Inside and Outside the Home Women in Healthcare Suffer Abuse Inside and Outside the Home

The difficult conditions that affect domestic workers also plague nurses in hospitals.

Mar 20, 2013 / Bryce Covert

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