While running for office, Sanders backed the idea of using the US Postal Service as an alternative to pay lenders and other expensive fringe financial services.

A leading economist on why we should scrap the income tax for one on conspicuous consumption, and why we should consider a national guaranteed income.

This Halloween, medical students are refusing to endorse the horrifying for-profit health care system as it exists.

The Campaign Legal Center is trying to get the Federal Election Commission to enforce its own rules.

Economist Robert H. Frank says the rich would be better off — and so would the rest of us.

Campaign finance lawyers are pursuing two legal strategies to try and push back against the 2010 ruling, and other court decisions, that deregulated our campaign finance system.

Wall Street will remain in the saddle in a Clinton administration.

A Chicago journalist turned teacher talks about the struggle to teach young people about their government — and why she's hopeful.

A group of Californians are trying to crowdsource a Wiki on the environmental stances of candidates for the US House and Senate.

For too long we have been failing to fight together for what we know will work to ensure that everyone has a shot at the American Dream.