What Jesus knew about income inequality: Opinion
(CNN) — Does money make you happy? Does being rich contribute to your spiritual life and its possibilities? Is the...
(CNN) — Does money make you happy? Does being rich contribute to your spiritual life and its possibilities? Is the...
While wages have declined across all sectors in the years following the financial crash of 2008, low-paid workers have been...
The Lac Mégantic oil train derailment that killed 47 people and nearly destroyed a small town was caused by a...
Subway may claim to be the “leader in fast, healthy food,” but that alleged commitment to wellness often doesn’t extend...
Meet Carlton, one of six service workers gathered at 71-year-old Austraberta Rodriguez’s home in Houston, Texas for breakfast with U.S....
Even as the Environmental Protection Agency finally attempts to limit carbon dioxide pollution from coal plants, it is meeting resistance...
Each week, millions of dollars are stolen from American families. The perpetrators act with impunity. There are no arrests, few...
The good news for US Atlantic coast offshore wind power just keeps rolling along. Earlier this year, renewable energy fans...
Wal-Mart loves keeping track of data. For instance, the retail giant’s researchers know that before and after major storms, customers...
An extraordinary shift in wages paid to American workers took place from 2000 to 2012, a change that holds powerful...
On the heels of news that natural gas production in the Marcellus Shale hit an all-time high in July, as...
For seven decades, Social Security has been under attack by opponents who consider government-guaranteed pensions for Americans to receive as...
As more and more American companies have used international mergers to move their profits out of U.S. tax jurisdiction, the...
Jimmy John’s, the “freaky fast” sandwich staple of America’s college towns, is being sued by two former employees for what...
The 10 states with the highest percentage of uninsured adult residents all have one thing in common: They’re led by...
U.S. companies are looking for all sorts of ways to reduce their tax bill. But scores of big U.S. companies...
The world’s super-rich are returning to the high seas, with the number of luxury yacht sales hitting their highest level...
If you are not in the Chicago media market, you might not know much about Bruce Rauner, the Mitt Romney-like...
We are at a pivotal moment in American history. The major issue of our time is whether the United States...
Candis Riggins has a new baby. But, since she got fired from Walmart, she no longer has her job or...
Two dozen low-wage workers at Kentucky State University (KSU) will get a raise to $10.25 an hour after the school’s...
What someone is paid has little or no relationship to what their work is worth to society. Does anyone seriously...
After forty years of pushing corporate-friendly policy in state legislatures, this week the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is launching...
WASHINGTON — More than a year after its initial election victory at a Guitar Center store, the union representing the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Economists have long argued that a rising wealth gap has complicated the U.S. rebound from the Great...
The Commerce Department released some revised figures on America’s economy last week. Previous numbers, Commerce researchers noted, had overestimated the...
So what are Republicans in the House of Representatives up to these days? According to Danny Vinik, they just passed...
ALEC holds its 41st annual meeting in Dallas, Texas starting on Wednesday, July 30, 2014. At this largest of its...
(CNN) — Raising the minimum wage continues to be a top Democratic economic priority, insisting that higher pay is critical...
On Thursday, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) released his much-anticipated proposal for reforming the way the federal government tries to alleviate...
Newly-obtained documents show that the billionaire Koch brothers’ political giving is much more expansive than has previously been known. In...
As the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) prepares to meet in Dallas this week, the Center for Media and Democracy...
In a ruling being hailed by union groups and wage rights advocates, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found Tuesday...
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says the minimum wage, like Trix, is for kids. Speaking in San Francisco over the weekend,...
It’s the corporate tax loophole that could be costing you billions. American companies are quietly changing their paperwork to make...
As more and more American corporations have used mergers and shell companies to shift profits and shrink their U.S. tax...
CEOs like to justify their sky-high pay by saying it rewards their work in steering companies toward better performance. But...
Big Oil has always been a bad, bad loser. And it is therefore no surprise that it has threatened to...
Can you name the worst job you’ve ever had? For Cliff Martin, that’s not an easy question. All three of...
In recent decisions, the conservative majority on the Supreme Court has made clear its view that corporations are people, with...
VILLA PARK, Ill. (AP) — Comparing their campaign to the civil rights movement, fast food workers from across the country...
California’s Democratic Governor Jerry Brown has permitted SB 1272, an advisory measure entitled the Overturn Citizens United Act, to appear...
States with higher minimum wages saw faster job growth in the first six months of 2014 than states that have...
WASHINGTON – Sen. Bernie Sanders is targeting “corporate deserters” with legislation to ban businesses from receiving lucrative government contracts when...
On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, host and comedian John Oliver ripped into American politicians’ colossal mishandling of the US wealth...
Millions of Americans can expect to get a refund from their insurance companies this year, at an average of about...