Economy & Labor

Robin Hood tax supporters National Nurses United, economist Jeffrey Sachs, and European Parliament VP tell Congress to support “no brainer” tax on Wall Street.

My seven-year-old daughter’s new favorite song is, no joke, “Banks of Marble,” sung by Pete Seeger.

Updates on Goldman Sachs charity/PR, bank scandals, housing ‘recovery’ exposed, suicides rise in Kansas and a Benedictine Nun leading a new anti-austerity party in Catalonia.

Stores like Walmart, Costco and Home Depot are providing financial products like mortgages and various loans.

What if the goal of our economy wasn't more, but better?

Activist points to increasing privatization of detention centers as being behind mandatory detention rules in immigration reform bill.

Last Friday JPMorgan Chase reached a tentative $13 billion settlement with federal prosecutors for its alleged manipulation of mortgage securities, which helped trigger the Great Recession.

A new Public Citizen report shows the vast majority of the U.S. Chamber's annual expenditures comes from undisclosed sources.

On Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay, author Max Blumenthal discusses his new book and traces the rise of Avigdor Lieberman and current policies of ethnic cleansing in Israel.

Analysis of Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, and Wisconsin gives other states roadmaps to avoid