Economy & Labor

Spend a minute inside Victor Johanson's single-wide trailer, and three things become clear.

How did an obscure and shadowy public financing tool become central to the battle over the future of Chicago Public Schools?

In 1944, the year billionaire investor Warren Buffett first paid income tax, Americans “soaked the rich” — and benefited mightily from the soaking.

Most garment workers are skilled, hardworking immigrants.

What pushed tea factory workers to their boiling point?

This episode discusses Harvard workers' strike, and more.

The merger between Monsanto and Bayer is a threat to our food supply and should not be allowed by antitrust agencies.

A federal appeals court issued a two-fold ruling against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday.

A shocking new report details how harsh US interrogation methods have led to devastating psychiatric disorders.

In this expanded debate, fictional socialist Sydney Solidarity squares off against the twin candidates of the ruling rich.