Top Economist Says Bernie Sanders’ Plan Would Lead to a Big Increase in Median Income and Jobs
Gerald Friedman, an economics professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, prepared an exclusive analysis to CNN Money on Bernie...
Gerald Friedman, an economics professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, prepared an exclusive analysis to CNN Money on Bernie...
This week Hillary Clinton’s campaign launched a barrage of assaults on Bernie Sanders’ single-payer healthcare plan, claiming that the plan...
In June, President Obama signed an executive order that directed the Labor Department to chance the rules for overtime pay....
The US and 18 other countries have pledged to double funds for clean energy research to a total of $20bn...
Republican Sen. David Vitter lost his bid to be the next governor of Louisiana on Saturday, and it wasn’t even...
Millennials are often made out to be selfish and individualistic, but they appear to be taking a greater interest in...
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday at two campaign stops in Iowa that she would like to...
The Obama administration gave final approval to Montana’s Medicaid expansion plan, making the Big Sky State the 30th U.S. state...
We now know why the United States Congress absolutely did not want Pope Francis to come to America. He makes...
A group of Target pharmacy employees in Brooklyn, NY voted to unionize, making them the first union in Target’s century-long...
Making cities greener could save a lot of, well, green, according to a new report. The report, published Tuesday by...
The average cost of childcare in the United States now exceeds the cost of in-state college tuition. And since the...
On Thursday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) will become the first governor to call for a $15 minimum wage...
In what is described as being the first statewide initiative of its kind, Colorado has awarded a grant of $1.2...
He’s been criticized by Catholics and conservatives. He was even called the “most dangerous person on the planet” for his views on...
McDonald’s, Burger King and every other company that relies on a franchise business model just suffered the legal setback they’ve...
More evidence that America is becoming more liberal can be found in a new poll that revealed growing public support...
Social Security is one of the most popular and successful government programs in US history. For 80 years, in strong...
If one listens to Republicans, and their Chamber of Commerce directors, the reason there is not full employment and why...
Hillary Clinton promises to reduce the growth and burden of student debt if she is elected president by taxing high...
Sen. Bernie Sanders will be unveiling new legislation on the Senate floor today that will put an end to the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday approved a rule requiring companies to release key executive compensation information. The CEO...
President Obama is pushing back against the Republican lies about Medicare while celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid....
A group of progressive members of Congress introduced a $15 an hour national minimum wage bill on Wednesday as hundreds of...
There aren’t a lot of obscure government board meetings that warrant a watch party, let alone one with a marching...
The accord struck in Vienna to rein in Iran’s nuclear activities has warmongers fulminating. Citizens worldwide should support U.S. President...
For a long time, everybody thought of solar panels as something only rich people could afford. But when you think...
The Obama administration is starting a new program designed to spread solar power and solar industry jobs to a wider...
Sen. Bernie Sanders hit the Koch brothers where it counts by proposing new legislation that make solar energy more accessible...
The Spanish anti-austerity party Podemos has teamed up with a US economist to launch a green energy plan that they...
The media proclaimed “lame duck” president has roared back again, as President Obama signed an executive order this morning order...
An annual CNBC scorecard that rates each state on 60 measures of competitiveness finds that Democratic run Minnesota is the...
According to a new CBS News/New York Times poll, for the first time in the poll’s history, more Americans approve...
As Republicans are working the Supreme Court to take Obamacare away from everyone in states that have not set up...
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is taking back family values from the Republican Party by unveiling his Family Values Agenda. The...
May marks a new record for President Obama’s private sector job growth record, with the private sector adding 12.6 million...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) unveiled legislation today that would make tuition free at all public four-year colleges and universities by...
Los Angeles on Tuesday became the biggest U.S. city to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour. Following a...
Nearly 38 million Americans — or one in four workers– would get a raise under a bill introduced this week...
SEATAC, Washington — In late 2013, voters in this airport town outside Seattle narrowly approved a groundbreaking measure setting a...
The President’s efforts aren’t getting the media attention that deserve, but Obama has cracked down on wealthy tax cheats who...
Sen. Bernie Sanders, the self-described democratic socialist and one of Congress’ leading advocates for the working class, says any American...
The President said: “I am announcing a new goal to train 75,000 workers to enter the solar industry by 2020....
On Wednesday, McDonald’s — which has been facing demonstrations denouncing its low wages — announced that it would give workers...
16.4 million Americans who were previously uninsured, have gained health insurance coverage, since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed...
Sen. Patty Murray, ranking member of the Senate’s labor committee, has been reaching out to her Democratic colleagues to rally...
Last week, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) was a featured speaker at the United Steel Workers 2011 conference in Las Vegas....
In two separate statements, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) praised the passage of the FCC’s new...
There are a bunch of great things about solar. Socio-economically, one of those things is that people on all sides...
Last year the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a detailed analysis of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that projected it...