Economy

Of the 10 occupations expected to create the most jobs, eight of them require a high school degree or less. These numbers foretell an economy where even workers with …

John Pilger discusses how the murder of 34 miners by the South African police reveals the new worldwide apartheid of which South Africa is both an historic and contemporary …

Paul Krugman: In a lot of ways George Osborne, the finance minister, is Britain's answer to Paul Ryan, the Republican nominee for vice president.

New film “Won't Back Down” prompts a closer examination of parent trigger laws, its funders and backers and a closer look at those promoting Parent Trigger as a cure …

The Fed could give production and employment a bigger boost by using its lender-of-last-resort status in more direct ways than the current version of QE.

The obvious question is: why aren't large numbers of businesses organized on this principle?

We aim to explain why certain economic changes are happening.

Jim Hightower: Recent studies show that increasing the minimum wage even during hard times is good policy, providing higher pay but no loss of jobs.

This week in the Election Countdown: Chicago teachers vote to end the strike with plans to ratify a new contract in the next two weeks; Democrats are favored to …

There's a number of critical concerns that get no attention, including some of the worst problems in the United States and the world.