Economy

Bain Capital is not about producing wealth, but rather about siphoning off wealth that was produced elsewhere in the economy.

Having risked his life marching for the right of all Americans to vote, Lewis reflects on the ongoing struggle for voting rights today, when 16 states have passed restrictive …

At least 40 struggling companies have been converted into cooperatives with workers assuming management.

We are throwing away away up to 40% of our food, the research finds.

Major challenge to ANC government after reports that many miners were shot in the back, and now murder charges against other miners, no police charged.

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Mark Weisbrot: Contrary to prevailing myths about who would benefit from a proposed increase in the minimum wage, 88 percent of the 28 million workers affected are not teenagers.

As wealth and income rise to the top, moreover, so does political power.

A chemical industry trade group is touting a job-creating side benefit of fracking in North Carolina, claiming that building a plant to process natural gas into the petrochemical products …