Economy

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 …

Alan Uke, “Buying America Back,” joins Thom Hartmann. How could something as simple as new product labels help rebuild America's crippled manufacturing sector?

Paul Singer, a New York hedge fund manager, as he exits a vehicle in New York, November 1, 2007. (Photo: Rob Bennett / The New York Times)The latest anti-Obama …

(Photo: _Davo_; Edited: JR / TO)Government budget deficits and the national debt are occasions more for demagogues to preach than for serious analysis. The usual suspects, conservatives and liberals, …

For the third time in as many years, jobs growth over winter 2012 once again shows signs of a major relapse this spring and summer. The Labor Department's employment …