Kramer, a senior research analyst at the National Priorities Project, hopes that politicians take use the financial cliff as an imperative to do some long-term budgetary planning.

Johnson wonders if the country can’t come to an agreement now, when will the prospects be better?

Ghilarducci wants presidential leadership — and congressional action — to spur jobs and growth.

The Nation columnist Greg Kaufmann reports on the the fight in Cincinnati to end "poverty wages" for the city's 1,000 janitors.

Mattea Kramer and Chris Hellman of the National Priorities Project say you can relax — the U.S. economy will not be heading over a cliff anytime soon.

The political scientists take a look at what the president's re-election will mean for a bitterly divided Congress.

The community organizer says that the president will only be as good as we challenge him to be.

The activist says the diversity of the winning majority holds the seeds of a new America.

The economist and author says the re-elected president has a great opportunity to mend our budget.

The activist says we now have an opportunity to turn the campaigns that ignited a generation into an enduring force for change.