Economy & Labor

Seafaring activists are planning a direct action off the coast of Washington State to protest Shell's plan to drill in the Arctic.

This episode provides updates on Verizon's purchase of AOL, and more.

Drilling has resumed near the site of the BP oil spill.

The Fed is supposed to represent the public interest.

While heterodox economic ideas do sometimes turn out to be right, finance ministers are the last group of people you want picking and choosing which new working paper should …

The latest CEO pay rules proposed by the SEC won't put any real brake on excess..

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.

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.

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

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