Economy & Labor

According to the latest estimate from the government, US GDP growth was practically zero in the first quarter of this year.

The results of this war on workers may vary, but the genesis of these salvos and the misleading arguments used to muscle them through legislatures are the same.

Wealthy influences and special interests have too much power in Washington, which is why banks have not been held to a higher level of accountability.

Critics say the deal would hurt workers, undermine regulations and expand corporate power.

Last year marked the 50th anniversary of the war on poverty, provoking a flurry of studies correcting some widespread myths.

Correcting for underreporting reveals that the safety net also did more to reduce deep poverty than previously shown, although 11.2 million Americans remained below half the poverty line.

The jump in the March trade deficit should highlight the importance of including rules on currency in trade agreements.

State laws based on the conservative group's model bill open to pre-emption by federal communications regulators.

It's been remarkable to see how long Europe has been able to keep a broken economic model going well beyond its sell-by date.

Passing fast track will essentially pre-approve the secretive TPP agreement.