Economy

Big banks continue to push Obama to adopt self-destructive austerity programs that would unravel the national safety net of Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare.

Boston, November 7, 2012 - By a three to one margin, Massachusetts voters yesterday sent a clear message to both Democrats and Republicans in Washington about the federal budget …

By developing a public banking system, governments can keep the interest and reinvest it locally.

Once you realize that a social convention is not at all the same thing as a bubble, several related fallacies fall into place.

New report from nonpartisan group Congressional Research Service which examines the relationship between top tax rates and economic outcomes was rejected by GOP senators for its issues with

Leo Panitch and Sam Gindin have just released their latest book, The Making of Global Capitalism.

All we won on Tuesday night was the outside chance of not losing. What is made of that very slim margin is entirely up to you.

The plight of Sensata workers affects the whole community of Freeport, Illinois, where unemployment is around 12 percent.

First, 9/11. Next, Katrina. Then Wall Street. Now, Sandy erases once and for all the line between man-made and natural disaster.

Housing values have gone up, especially for the White House.