- December 27, 2013While Washington was stuck in the grip of the politics of obstruction, grassroots activists around the country did their part, and they scored some major wins for economic justice, civil liberties and democracy.
- December 27, 2013Economists Dean Baker and Jared Bernstein have written a new book about how to cure what ails the American economy.
- December 26, 2013Big banks claim to be meritocracies, but a Bloomberg report suggests the old-boy network is alive and well on Wall Street.
- December 24, 2013Corporate profits have rebounded while more than four million Americans have been without work for six months or longer.
- December 23, 2013New legislation would partially protect the wages of workers who take time off for the medical needs of themselves or their families.
- December 23, 2013 | Updated April 17, 2014Everyone seems to be talking about inequality. If you’ve got questions, we’ve (hopefully) got the answers.
- December 20, 2013 | Moyers & CompanyBill Moyers speaks with activist Michelle Alexander about the key to unlocking our dehumanizing system of incarceration, and shares a clip from a film about an ex-convict who helps women get back on their feet after prison.
- December 19, 2013These common assumptions threaten programs that keep families afloat.
- December 19, 2013Long-term unemployed workers will lose federal benefits shortly after Christmas. What’s happened in North Carolina since July is an indication of what will happen nationwide, and it's not pretty.
- December 18, 2013Financial reporter David Dayen thinks he's found a smoking gun.