Economy & Labor

Dr. Reza Aslan is interviewed about his new book which looks at the ways Jesus Christ's image has been abused by the Christian Right.

Wouter De Broeck: Creditors breathe a sigh a relief and ordinary people pay big price over deal, while no political party is seen as credible before discontent voters.

Kicking off a series of speeches about the economy, President Obama told a crowd in Illinois on Wednesday that reversing growing inequality and rejuvenating the middle class

Frank Hammer: Detroit's road to ruin was paved by an ill-conceived economic model.

Detroiters are threatened with losing democratic control over public services.

In today's On the News segment: For the GOP - the fall of Detroit is a talking point goldmine; The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant admitted …

Austerity deepens in Chicago this year with the firing of more than 3,000 total school staff after closing 50 schools.

A unique combination of pressures pushed the two leaderships to agree to a resumption of negotiations, but the prospects of the talks remains grim.

The GDP is the most commonly cited economic metric but it doesn't tell us what we need to know.

David Freedman's argument on fast food and elitism does not hold up to critical scrutiny.