Attack on the Middle Class

Editors' Note: The Long Con

Are the Tea Partiers Being Taken for a Ride?

Voters beware—the head you're putting on the chopping block may be your own.

By Monika Bauerlein and Clara Jeffery


Attack on the Middle Class!!

Attack on the Middle Class!!

First they came after your paycheck. Then your house. What's next?

By James K. Galbraith


Will Obama Put Up a Fight?

Will Obama Put Up a Fight?

How Obama lost control of the economic message.

By David Corn


Invasion of the Brain-Devouring Platitudes

Invasion of the Brain-Devouring Platitudes

Five election-year memes I never want to hear again. Ever.

By Kevin Drum


Adventures of Unemployed Man Cartoon

Adventures of Unemployed Man

Quick, free marketeers! Deploy the social safety net!

By Erich Origen and Gan Golan


50 Foot Palin Explanation

Attack of the 50-Foot Palin

The B movie classic behind this issue's Mother Jones cover.

By Clara Jeffery and Monika Bauerlein

 

Mother Jones cover illustration and animation by Zina Saunders

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