Economy & Labor

In today's On the News segment: Multinational firms' tax loopholes are hurting small businesses, freak wildfires are resulting from our unseasonably warm spring weather, Pakistan demands end to US …

Rachel Maddow reports on the latest news off the campaign trail following Rick Santorum's exit and former president George W. Bush's re-entry into the limelight. Rachel also talks with …

Alan Uke, “Buying America Back,” joins Thom Hartmann. How could something as simple as new product labels help rebuild America's crippled manufacturing sector?

Social activism has always been a popular subject for documentarians because it presents stories of both cause and characters. The 10 powerful films below are not a complete list …

When GlaxoSmithKline, maker of popular drugs like Nicorette and Zantac, funds a secret lobbying effort that contributes to bad laws across the country, Republic Report is here to call …

After Bill’s conversation with community organizer George Goehl, Goehl mentioned he had five things he wished he’d had a chance to say in the interview, including points about overcoming …

Honey bees help pollinate 1 in every 3 bites that we eat… They are vital in our agricultural industry and essential for the survival of the almost 7 billion …

Sina Phin, a garment worker, right, ironing shirts at the New Island factory in outlying Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in April 2005. (Photo: Michael Nagle / The New York Times) …

Occupy The Media speaks about non-traditional journalism, and interviews Susie Cagle, a freelance reporter who uses illustrations and field audio to tell stories from the Occupy encampments.

Francisco Louçã: European elite wants to undo the “social contract”; Germany wants more control Francisco Louca is a Professor of Economics in Lisbon's Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão …