Economy & Labor

The 30,000-strong Chicago Teachers Union strikes for the first time in a quarter century.

J.H. Marten's masterful prose tells the story of teachers in this country, and the great divide that threatens education as a whole.

Richard Wolff interviews Max Fraad-Wolff on Apple Corp's mixed picture as capitalist

Barry Eisler illustrates the warning signs of a journalist's demise, the things that let readers know when those we look to for the truth have been compromised.

We Detroiters are now entering a period of turmoil that is quite different in character from the devastation of the last 40 years. The crisis we find ourselves in …

The Democratic National Convention kicks off this week in Charlotte, North Carolina, Hacktivists working within the group

Having risked his life marching for the right of all Americans to vote, Lewis reflects on the ongoing struggle for voting rights today, when 16 states have passed restrictive …

Major challenge to ANC government after reports that many miners were shot in the back, and now murder charges against other miners, no police charged.

You could choke on the irony in Charlotte this Labor Day. The United States' faux labor holiday falls on day one of the Democratic National Convention.

In today's On the News segment: The RNC wrapped up this week, but Mitt Romney was overshadowed by Clint Eastwood talking to an empty chair for ten minutes; austerity …