Economy

Government should keep itself to two simple areas: protecting and running the commons, and regulating capitalism so it doesn't destroy us.

May Day marches in major cities around the world demand an end to austerity policies and support of workers' rights.

Paul Krugman: I'm still amazed by the absolute unanimity of policy makers' turn to austerity.

The Fed believes the sequestration harms their efforts to jumpstart the economy.

Economic updates of airline delays, minimum wages for tipped workers, global military spending, and profit-driven Bangladesh building collapse.

On Earth Day, a new alternative government, the Green Shadow Cabinet, was announced. Its over 80 members are leaders in their fields, from medicine to art to activism, and …

So, how is it that Bangladesh, a third-world nation, can seize the assets of those responsible for the tragic factory collapse and bring them court in just 5 days, …

It's not just the arithmetic on debt-to-GDP ratios that tripped up RR; it was the basic logic of their argument.

The new rules for too-big-to-fail banks: use creditor funds, including uninsured deposits, to recapitalize.

Wage theft is fast becoming a top trend of the 21st-century labor market.