Economy

Authors Harrison and Landy recently returned from a trip to Greece, where they met with activists and others to gain a better understanding of the popular upsurge against the …

Homelessness was not a large problem after the 1930s, thanks to the New Deal and other housing programs, until several policy changes in the 70s and 80s began to …

If the labor movement is to have a future in the United States, it will depend on its ability to show how the issues it champions are not just …

In May, the Romney team promised a laser-like focus on the economy . But that was then and this is now.

A dirty windfall from a dirty fuel to underwrite dirty politics. You don't need a bloodhound's nose to sniff this one out.

Imagine an overwhelmingly regressive welfare program, taking money from low- and moderate- income individuals and disproportionately benefiting people with incomes over $100,000.

New proposals to broaden the ownership of wealth are increasingly commonplace - and given the growing discontent, appear all but certain to continue to grow in number and refinement.

In today's Election Countdown, Los Angeles bans marijuana dispensaries; a nuclear reactor in Conneticut is shut down due to Long Island's warm water; The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat commisioner …

Bob Pollin, author of Back to Full Employment, begins a series examining whether full employment is possible and how to get there.

"Roughly 90 percent of the credit card lawsuits are flawed and can’t prove the person owes the debt,” said Noach Dear, Brooklyn civil court judge.