Politics

After 225 Years, It’s Time to Respect the Constitutional Rights of Workers After 225 Years, It’s Time to Respect the Constitutional Rights of Workers

The overturn of Scott Walker’s anti-labor law reminds us that workers and their unions have a right to equal protection under the law.

Sep 17, 2012 / John Nichols

Predistribution: A Big, New Idea Predistribution: A Big, New Idea

As the income gap widens, British Labour leaders say a “tax and spend” approach isn't enough. 

Sep 17, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Supreme Court Works for Corporate Power Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Supreme Court Works for Corporate Power

The Citizens United decision of the “most powerful branch in government” demonstrates that it’s a Court for the 1 percent.

Sep 17, 2012 / Press Room

Paul Ryan’s Myth of Volunteerism Paul Ryan’s Myth of Volunteerism

If Ryan thinks rescuing missing children is a good thing, why does he hate the entity that does it?

Sep 17, 2012 / Ben Adler

Wisconsin Judge Rules Walker’s Anti-Labor Law ‘Null and Void’ Wisconsin Judge Rules Walker’s Anti-Labor Law ‘Null and Void’

“Collective bargaining has been restored for teachers across Wisconsin, for municipal employees across Wisconsin,” says a key union leader.

Sep 15, 2012 / John Nichols

The GOP’s Self-Mutilating Panic The GOP’s Self-Mutilating Panic

Recent actions and attack lines coming from Republicans show that they’re really getting desperate.

Sep 14, 2012 / Leslie Savan

Yes, Race Influences Opposition to Obama Yes, Race Influences Opposition to Obama

Here's something to remember: we're only forty-seven years removed from the official end of Jim Crow.

Sep 14, 2012 / Jamelle Bouie

Mitt Romney’s Muslim-Baiting Backers Mitt Romney’s Muslim-Baiting Backers

The GOP candidate’s disastrous response to the incendiary “Innocence of Muslims” video should come as no surprise in light of his Islamophobic connections.

Sep 14, 2012 / Wayne Barrett

This Week in Poverty: Poverty Tour 2.0 Hits the Battleground States (VIDEO) This Week in Poverty: Poverty Tour 2.0 Hits the Battleground States (VIDEO)

Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West’s Poverty Tour 2.0 arrived in Virginia, and high school students had a lot to say about their own struggles with poverty. 

Sep 14, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

Is America Broke? Not With a Robin Hood Tax Is America Broke? Not With a Robin Hood Tax

The country should look to Congressman Keith Ellison, not Paul Ryan for a fiscal vision.

Sep 14, 2012 / John Nichols

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