This Congressman Tried to Live on the Minimum Wage
(CNN) — Raising the minimum wage continues to be a top Democratic economic priority, insisting that higher pay is critical...
(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...
Paul Ryan’s fellow Republicans are quick to dismiss Elizabeth Warren as too radical, too progressive, too populist. But Ryan is...
It’s time to start helping the people, and stop helping Wall Street. According to an agreement announced earlier today, big...
The link is simple and clear: Women earn less than men in the workplace – almost $450 billion less in...
Big business wasn’t the public focus of this year’s just-completed U.S. Supreme Court term. But the corporate lobby’s number one...
Shortly after the anniversary of the 2013 fertilizer plant explosion that killed 15 people, wounded 226, and upended a large...
Wind energy has a significant impact on wholesale prices, particularly in those peak demand events when fossil fuel generators used...
People who work for tips are far more likely to live in poverty, according to a new report from the...
Every business sector has its friends in Washington. Financial companies — from the biggest megabanks to small payday lenders —...
Last year, according to a new analysis from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), the CEOs of America’s top 25 restaurant...
The 2014 elections are awash in dark money—and it’s only getting worse. The Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity alone plans to...
Fed up with the do-nothing Congress, people around the country are no longer waiting for Washington to lead on some...
Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) proposed an amendment to a House spending bill Tuesday that would raise the minimum wage for...
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday that President Barack Obama is “devastating” the U.S. military and needs...
Despite supposed bans on companies that move offshore to avoid paying U.S. taxes getting federal contracts, more than a dozen...
Do you wonder which members of Congress routinely side with the richest 1 percent and Wall Street? Which lawmakers consistently...
Business owners usually don’t like it when their employees steal from them. For this reason is it is hard to...
It’s not often that social and corporate conservatives come together, but the five right-of-center justices on the Supreme Court fashioned...
In an expected show of solidarity with postal employee unions, the 1.6 million-member American Federation of Teachers will vote Saturday...
Just days before its international debut at an airshow in the United Kingdom, the entire fleet of the Pentagon’s next...
Fossil fuel and utility interests, concerned about the rise of cheap clean energy, are financing attacks on pro–clean energy policies,...
Workers in the United States don’t make double what workers make in Japan or Switzerland. Why should U.S. CEOs routinely...
How much are the mega rich hiding offshore? Independent analysts have been working to pin that figure down. The most...
Think a higher minimum wage is a job killer? Think again: The states that raised their minimum wages on January...
Bigtime companies are moving their “headquarters” overseas to dodge billions in taxes … that means the rest of us pay...
Koch Industries is a multinational conglomerate involved in the industries of manufacturing, refining and distribution of petroleum, chemicals, and energy....
A Seattle millionaire is urging his super-rich peers to support a $15 minimum wage or face the possibility of a...
On Monday the Supreme Court struck down a key part of the Affordable Care Act, ruling that privately-owned corporations don’t...
Walmart is known for resisting efforts to unionize its American workforce. But in Canada, one of its stores actually voted...