Republicans Suddenly “Concerned” About Inequality
Instead of their usual diatribe about class warfare, or denying the existence of inequality, Republican leaders are suddenly talking up...
Instead of their usual diatribe about class warfare, or denying the existence of inequality, Republican leaders are suddenly talking up...
Nearly every week there is some major conference on the subject of inequality. They are often led by prominent people,...
Recently, Congress has passed measures to weaken regulations in Dodd-Frank that are intended to reduce the risk of another financial...
The U. S. government denied bitcoin entrepreneur Roger Ver a visa last week, reported Coin Desk. Ver renounced his American...
Despite the state of Kansas facing bankruptcy and a billion dollar deficit due to monumental tax cuts for the rich...
House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared on CBS’s 60 Minutes, and could not come up with...
President Obama has proposed a right to paid sick leave for all workers in this country. Family economic security is...
Senate Democrats are angry because Mitch McConnell ended debate on the Keystone XL bill so that Republicans could attend a...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) unveiled several new proposals, including a call to raise the minimum wage to $11.50...
Newly-elected Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) gave the Republican response to President Obama’s State of the Union address, perhaps providing further...
Republicans have accused President Obama of waging class warfare for using his State of the Union to push for an...
The GOP has a fresh strategy to attack Social Security: pitting older Americans against people with disabilities. The Social Security...
Forget lobbyists. When big corporations want to wield influence, they often put far more of their money into advertising and...
By next year, the richest one percent will have accumulated more than half of the world’s wealth. A new report...
In a sharp departure from party leaders’ proposals over the last few years, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) today announced...
Democrats appear to have learned some lessons from their 2014 mid-term whipping. Numerous analysts said the lack of a coherent...
Thom Hartmann and Brendan Fischer discuss the war waged by ALEC, the Kochs, and the Waltons against the ability for...
We feature our April 2014 interview with Matt Taibbi about his book, “The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is warning that Republicans are plotting to cut Social Security benefits for 11 million disabled Americans...
There is nothing as evil, mean-spirited, and pathetic as a mature adult who sees firsthand that something is inherently dangerous...
WASHINGTON — With a celebrity assist from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), the AFL-CIO union federation hosted what it billed as...
You can no longer say House Republicans are opposed to job creation. Set aside for a moment President Obama’s creation...
Earlier this month, in the sparsely populated Kentucky county that’s home to Bowling Green, officials voted to convert the place...
House Republicans passed a bill would take away health insurance from at least 1 million workers by a vote of...
After being accused of “literally lying” about climate change by one of its own high-profile business members, excoriated for being...
WASHINGTON — Democrats and Social Security advocates are accusing House Republicans of launching a sneak attack on disability insurance on...
In holiday special, we feature a Democracy Now! broadcast exclusive interview with Alayne Fleischmann, the whistleblower who helped the Justice...
Former United States Secretary of Labor Robert Reich produced a short “2014 Year in Review” video in which he reminded...
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today will introduce legislation when the new session of Congress convenes this month to...
For the past year, I’ve worked at a Burger King in Tampa, Florida, making $9 an hour. Taxes are taken...
Towards the end of 2014, Americans averted yet another government shutdown. Congress passed, and Obama signed, a 1.1 trillion dollar...
On January 1, 20 states will raise their minimum wages, while one — New York — will increase its wage...