A new book out this week traces a disturbing trend in extreme poverty to the 1996 law, which has gradually but inexorably gutted the cash assistance safety net for families with children.

There is only one presidential candidate who has consistently fought for the kinds of policies that New Orleans so desperately required prior to and during Katrina.

This new documentary looks at gentrification in New Orleans and its effects on the city's low-income communities.

Former Ohio Secretary of State candidate Nina Turner opens up about the 'cash ceiling' women, candidates of color face.

Perhaps Phil Gramm could run a telethon to support ex-executives shamed for their fat retirement packages.

An academic theorizes that the fruits of the Vermont senator's heroic efforts may not be ripe until four years from now -- assuming that there will be someone ready to harvest them.

It is true that the South is beleaguered, but that only means we must do more to lift up those who are reshaping it.

Not only has CEO pay exploded, so has the pay of top executives just below them. A new rule just passed by the SEC means workers will finally know how much more the higher ups are making.

Political insiders don’t see that the biggest political phenomenon in America today is a revolt against the “ruling class” of insiders that have dominated Washington for more than three decades.

In his new book, Steven Hill writes about the need for a safety net for workers in a multi-employer world -- and the simple way to create one.