Economy

Released today, the poll shows a majority of voters agree with the president that a federal increase is in order.

Half the population of the US has slipped into poverty or is barely making enough to get by.

We could learn from other countries and vastly improve our own democracy and economy.

The cumulative inflation-adjusted growth in the US economy since Barack Obama took office has been just 3.2%.

Paul Krugman: Fiscal austerity is the difference between where we are now and an unemployment rate not much above 6 percent. It's a policy disaster.

If the minimum wage had risen in step with productivity growth, it would be over $16.50 an hour today.

In his SOTU, Obama forgot to mention that Ohio is also the inspirational home for fast-growing idea that workers should become not just employees but owners of the companies …

Costas Lapavitsas: From multimillion dollar losses by cities like Baltimore to pension fund losses and much more, the LIBOR interest rate scandal shows that such mechanisms must be taken …

A 70 percent boost - to $12.30 per hour - would help millions of workers, without killing jobs.

Updates on global capital's devastating moves and on the FED's huge recent expansion of the money supply.