Economy & Labor

Leading presidential candidates in both political parties are trashing the trade agreements that many economists have devoted their careers to promoting.

The working ingredients of fascism are already there in our increasingly consolidated and monopolized economy.

In today's On the News segment: Young Americans are now poorer than retired people; the US can support women, or it can pursue trade policies that harm them, but …

This episode provides updates on Europe's new economic stimulus, and more.

Two activists explain how a social movement has taken direct action against austerity to prevent home foreclosures in Greece.

Americans are finally waking up to the biggest Republican con of them all: the small government con.

Republican presidential candidates remain unwilling to confront climate change, even as it affects their own constituents.

The Utah State Senate has approved new legislation that would force people into a two-hour “self-reliance” class in order to receive public assistance; international trade courts hugely benefit billionaires …

The two Democratic Party White House hopefuls agree on cutting back the after-tax incomes of the rich. They disagree significantly on how much.

There is a struggle among the major oil producers for maximum exposure in an overcrowded energy bazaar.