For the first time in at least 50 years, low income students are now a majority of the schoolchildren attending the nation’s public schools.

For our kids to be well read, they must first be well fed.

The report, which could be the "first draft" of an agenda for Hilary Clinton's presidential campaign, lets Wall Street off the hook.

The government health care programs turn 50 this year. One advocate argues that rising health care costs mean that strengthening and improving them is more important than ever.

A new poll shows that we want what we don't have -- paid parental leave and paid sick days.

The increased role of money in politics is reshaping our political landscape. Here's how.

Jobs are coming back, but pay isn’t. What's going on? Robert Reich explains.

Despite the buildup, President Obama had little to say about income inequality and nothing about America's poor.

Last night in his State of the Union address, the president said the words ‘free’ and ‘college’ in the same sentence. The administration’s proposal is a big deal. Here's why.

Working women shouldn't have to worry about job security when raising a family. It's a right that policy makers should implement and protect.