A perfect example of a private company using the social safety net to increase their bottom line.

A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at Moyers & Company this morning.

Next month, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in McCutcheon v. FEC. When they do so, the Justices should remember the price of a Quarter Pounder in the 1970s. And here’s why.

Employers like Wal-Mart and McDonald's have fought hard to keep wages low, but the working poor are fighting back.

Bill Moyers and Michael Winship reveal how the owners of capital wring even greater wealth from the sweat and sacrifice of workers, deepening America's economic inequality.

The answer may surprise you. A new Demos study estimates that American taxpayers fund nearly 2 million private-sector jobs that pay workers less than $24,000 a year.

The Olympics are just one example of how hosting sports events and building stadiums can actually be a losing proposition.