For decades, the increasing precariousness of work has been a source of mass frustration for tens of millions of Americans.

A new app reveals the politics of the companies behind the brands that you buy.

People in more than 90 cities around the country took to the streets on Thursday to protest the police shooting of an unarmed African-American teenager in Missouri.

A roundup of some key articles about Ferguson, and the militarization of American policing.

A school superintendent in a rural Virginia community writes about the challenges facing teachers and administrators in poor districts.

Despite its high minimum wage, San Francisco has the second-highest rate of income inequality among major US cities.

Grady Flores’ one-year sentence is the result of a strange legal sleight of hand that positions the Hancock Air Base commander, Col. Earl A. Evans, as the victim of protests.

To mark the 49th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act, civil rights advocates are asking members of Congress to strengthen the law’s core protection.

A popular CEO who promoted low prices and high wages gets fired, and his employees and customers rally to his defense.

For the first time in nearly 50 years, Americans will go to the polls without a key protection under the Voting Rights Act. Congress must act to ensure every citizen can freely cast a ballot.