Economy

It appears that there remains political advantage in word magic, particularly in how leaders frame discussions of education in the U.S. and the importance of the free market.

The very rich have recovered just fine from the Great Recession, even as the great majority of Americans continue to struggle.

Here are ten ways one person can help move our society down the path toward a more democratic, equal and ecologically sustainable future.

Either there was a massive economic collapse, or people are cheating the government. Who's to say which side is right?

A ‘QE for Jobs’ program would also represent the greatest reduction in income inequality overnight in US history.

The rupee plunged by 3.7 percent on the day in its biggest single-day percentage fall in more than two decades.

A global war to resurrect a sense of

Republicans are playing a trick on people with the negotiations over the budget and threats to shut down the government.

Truthout talks with David Bacon, author of The Right to Stay Home, about how much of the Mexican migration to the United States comes about in dire response to …

While current immigration policy “reform” proposals enthuse neither immigrant communities nor labor, they represent a bonanza for private defense contractors, which are lobbying with millions of dollars for militarization …