The academic and political activist will talk about the corrupting influence of money on politics and how to take our democracy back from the billionaires.

A map from NPR and the Center for Public Integrity shows where in America companies are releasing dangerous chemicals.

Michael Winship explains how even when baseball players, owners and stadiums win, hard-working concession workers lose.

Last week, three Oregonians living on the margins testified before Congress about how economic policies are hurting the middle class.

Poor schools underperform largely because of poverty and economic inequality, not because teachers have it too easy, writes David Sirota.

What would happen if you tried some of the same legal-ish tricks that Apple and other corporations use to avoid taxes?

ALEC's report claims to rank U.S. states based on their “economic outlook," but it's ideology that gets a state to the top -- or bottom -- of the list.

Greg Kaufmann talks to a Head Start director in Washington state to find out how the sequester is affecting programs that are already underfunded.

The CEO of Wider Opportunities for Women talks about challenges and opportunities for states to crucially improve the economic security of their residents.

More people in America struggle to buy food than in other wealthy nations, and their numbers have increased in recent years.