Economy

Upward revisions bring the monthly rate of job growth to almost 150,000 since June.

David Cay Johnston believes that the facts speak for themselves: the government has helped rig the economy to favor corporations and the super-rich.

Imara Jones reminds us why Mitt Romneyu2019s shaky grasp of the details on display in Denver should be downright disconcerting.

Farmworkers win another round in the fight to improve working conditions and compensation.

Leo Panitch: Romney's defense of small banks, small businesses and the middle class is disingenuous, but Obama share's too many of the same assumptions to counterattack.

The Case Against Markets

The instant analysis after the first presidential debate u2014 even on liberal-leaning MSNBC u2014 was that Mitt Romney was the decisive u201cwinner.u201d But Romney not only ducked the specifics …

J.A. Myerson: Occupy Wall Street did an uncanny job of setting the stage for Mitt Romney's disastrous campaign.

Paul Krugman: Mr. Romney based his whole campaign for president on the belief that he could blur his way to the White House.

As “the financial crisis continues to grind on” in Greece and people take to the streets, the question on everyone's mind is how it all will end?