The 83-year-old founder of the outdoor-themed clothing brand Patagonia and his family have given away ownership of the three-billion-dollar conglomerate so that...
As students return to the classroom, school districts across the country are facing a historic number of teacher vacancies – an estimated 300,000,...
tight labor market created a rare moment of leverage for low-wage workers last year. But Corporate America took no great...
An analysis released Wednesday shows that the multi-billionaire chief executive spearheading Starbucks’ aggressive and unlawful union-busting campaign has gotten $940...
More than 85 workers at Starbucks who were heavily involved in union organizing efforts at giant coffee chain have been fired over...
A federal judge in Tennessee has ruled that Starbucks must offer reinstatement to seven workers in Memphis who were fired...
The CEO of the biggest power company in the US had a problem. A Democratic state senator was proposing a...
On Sunday, August 7, the U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, a $750 billion package addressing energy, climate...
The oil and gas industry, one of the most powerful corporate forces in American politics, has spent more than $200...
There was a big lie that modern corporations sold to American workers in the late 20th century and into the...
Nine Starbucks workers at three stores in Denver, Colorado, who were fired shortly after their stores voted to unionize allege they were...
A worker at the International Paper mill in Prattville, Alabama, was performing routine maintenance on a paper-making machine in mid-June...
Healthcare advocates on Thursday cheered an announcement that California will take on Big Pharma greed and the insulin affordability crisis...
Republican leaders in nearly two dozen U.S. states are attempting—potentially in violation of federal law—to use coronavirus relief funds approved...
When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week, a variety of observers took note of the lengthy and methodical...
Last June, drawing on the largest trove of confidential American tax data that’s ever been obtained, ProPublica launched a series...
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday slammed oil companies for raking in huge profits on the backs of U.S. consumers and...
Workers at an Apple store outside Baltimore have formed the tech giant’s first retail union in the U.S., marking another...
In a private meeting last month with big-money donors, the head of a top conservative group boasted that her outfit...
In the wake of new federal data showing that U.S. inflation rose again in May after decelerating slightly the previous...
In 1980, a report circulated to a division of one of the biggest coal-burning utilities in the US warned that...
As a result of human economic activity, the planet confronts a climate emergency. Bold and conclusive solutions are required to...
Sen. Bernie Sanders suggested Friday that instead of bringing the weight of the criminal justice system down on marijuana users,...
Progressives within and beyond Congress took aim at Sen. Joe Manchin on Tuesday after the West Virginia Democrat infamous for...
Caroline Dennett has been a senior safety consultant for Shell for 11 years, but in an emotional farewell video, she...
Decades ago, America’s monied interests bankrolled a Republican establishment that believed in fiscal conservatism, anti-communism and constitutional democracy. Today’s billionaire...
In a fairly close House vote on Thursday, a Democratic bill cracking down on price gouging by the energy industry...
A global index published Tuesday ranks the United States as the world’s leading perpetrator of financial secrecy, citing the country’s...
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont blasted the warped priorities of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday as the Democratic-controlled chamber moved to...
The oil and gas industry wants to play a word-and-picture association game with you. Think of four images: a brightly...
For most homeowners in the U.S., it will take roughly eight years to break even on a solar power investment....
As labor uprisings heat up and spread across the country, a group of House Democrats is calling for an increase...
As inflation shot to a new peak in March, cost increases exacted a deep toll on the economy, eating into...
A new PBS Frontline 3-part series delves into exactly how Big Oil — led by ExxonMobil — has used its money and...
Elon Musk has now put together a $46.5bn financing package to buy Twitter – two thirds of it from his...
Workers at an Apple store in Atlanta filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday,...
Wall Street veteran Nelson Peltz hosted a $5,000-a-plate fundraiser for Sen. Joe Manchin at the billionaire’s sprawling Florida estate last...
Nikki Spretnak loved being an IRS agent. Being able to examine the books of different businesses gave her an intimate...
A survey published Monday shows that most adults in the U.S. support six proposals to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that lead...
Repurposing a phrase right-wing Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin recently used to obstruct social spending and climate legislation, Sen. Bernie Sanders...
Top executives from some of the largest and most profitable oil and gas companies are expected to face tough questions...
The Biden administration is proposing a major policy change that it believes will help 200,000 uninsured Americans get comprehensive health plans while making coverage...
The US House Oversight and Reform Committee kicked off its investigation of the fossil fuel industry’s decades-long climate change disinformation...
He has been a one-person barrier against climate action, serving as a US Democrat while manipulating climate legislation alongside most...
Amazon warehouse workers in Staten Island, New York won their election Friday to form the retail giant’s first-ever union in the...
Contracted airport workers—including baggage handlers, cabin cleaners, security officers, and wheelchair agents—in more than 20 U.S. cities staged coordinated demonstrations Wednesday...
Progressive U.S. lawmakers, public health advocates, and universal healthcare campaigners testified Tuesday at the first congressional hearing on Medicare for All legislation...
On Monday, the White House unveiled President Joe Biden’s 2023 budget proposal, which includes a minimum tax on the nation’s...
Donald Trump drew a great deal of criticism from environmentalists and Democrats when he displayed his “Trump digs coal” signs...
