No, this is not a hoax -- this really is happening.

The president of the Center for American Progress makes a case for talking about poverty by recounting how her mother raised her family through tough times.

American voters are almost as polarized as the lawmakers who represent them.

Five ways you can take action now to require sane and responsible gun ownership.

Few policies are likely to have as much effect on improving the plight of the poor as a genuine commitment to full employment economic policies.

In this video from 1984, the actress and civil rights activist, who died today, talks about the ongoing racism that "trampled our self-esteem and numbed hope."

In Camden, New Jersey, they've created one of the nation's fastest growing networks of urban farms.

Nearly 50 years after the Voting Rights Act, American Indians still don’t have equal access to the ballot box.

Frankie Tisdale makes less than $10 per hour working at a KFC in Brooklyn. Last month, he joined global protests for a higher minimum wage. A photo-feature.

Immediately after the Occupy Wall Street protests began, candidates and elected officials started echoing its themes on our growing inequality.