Economy

Stephen Schwarzman. (Photo: Fred R. Conrad / The New York Times)Benjamin Franklin, who used his many talents to become a wealthy man, famously said that the only things certain …

(Photo: suenosdeuomi / Flickr)Corporations across the country are dropping their ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) like hotcakes. Mars, the company that makes Skittles, and the Arizona …

Two weeks ago it was announced that the U.S. has the highest corporate tax rate in the world sparking furious debate from Fox News types concerned about corporate well …

Montpelier - The Vermont State Senate voted today calling for an amendment to the Constitution that would make clear that corporations are not people and money is not speech and …

So, is there still a lot of slack in the United States' labor markets? On the face of it, that seems an absurd question to ask, given the persistence …

Washington - Moving the global economy off its current decline-and-collapse path depends on reaching four goals: stabilising climate, stabilising population, eradicating poverty, and restoring the economy's natural support systems. …

Roughly half of the wealthiest Americans inherited all or much of their wealth, and the United States ranks near the bottom of rich countries in terms of intergenerational mobility. …

As Japan shuts down the last of its nuclear reactors, Germany shows the way to an energy-efficient future with its rapid timetable for conversion to renewables. Japan is shutting …

The shout of the Occupy movement, at least in D.C., has been “End the Wars, Tax the Rich!” in that order and in combination.  Over half of federal discretionary …

Rachel Maddow reports on the latest news off the campaign trail following Rick Santorum's exit and former president George W. Bush's re-entry into the limelight. Rachel also talks with …