Politics

President Obama's 2015 budget proposes a number of tax increases that will mainly affect the rich.

“If you think of Detroit as far away and unrelated to life in your hometown, think again. The next victim could be your town, your community, your retirement.”

Chileans have, to put it in terms Americans understand, rejected Reaganomics. And it's time for us here in the US to do the same.

The credit card industry gets short shrift when it comes to history.

The MLS refs lockout is devastating for MLS and terrible for all working people, whether you consider yourself a soccer fan or not.

For some time now, observers have been saying that Barack Obama seems more like a king than a president.

If the minimum wage had kept pace with inflation since its inception in 1968, it would now stand at $10.74 per hour.

Chavez was a bold thinker and a forceful advocate for justice.

Unlike most left issues, the environmental crisis affects everyone. But this universality seems politically problematic to some on the Left. They worry that the injustices and miseries against which …

Growing numbers of countries have shown discomfort with the UN drug control treaty regime through soft defection.