Economy & Labor

Updates on defeats for Walmart, recovery for the tiny minority, Qatar royalty buys, and European moves to limit exec pay and tax financial transactions. Analysis of capitalism's history, its …

Only 4 days after the March 1st Sequester deadline, people around our nation are already starting to feel the pinch of austerity; Republican lawmakers in Texas don't care if …

Why is it that Gar Alperovitz says we may be witnessing the prehistory of the next American Revolution?

Economist Bill Black: Both parties have conspired to bring us a disaster; Obama's sequestration plan gives cuts without blame.

Professors Jennifer Taub and John Weeks discuss President Roosevelt's policy of saving the economy from the ground up.

During oral arguments about Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, Justice Antonin Scalia described the key provision as a “perpetuation of racial entitlement.”

Activist Saru Jayaraman marches with restaurant workers struggling to make ends meet, and talks about how we can best support their right to a fair wage.

A new investigation reveals how billionaire investors, such as Peter Peterson, have helped reshape the national debate on the economy, the debt and social spending.

In today's On the News segment: BP trial begins, Republicans have yet another anti-worker tactic up their sleeve, and more.

James Heintz: President Obama and GOP focus on budget cutting instead of creating more employment.