While President Obama described his vision for an economy defined by mobility, Senator Debbie Stabenow brokered a deal for at least another $8 billion in SNAP cuts.

Bill talks with New York Times journalist Mark Leibovich about This Town, his book on how money rules Washington, DC.

Former US Secretary of Labor Robert Reich explains why all Americans should support protesters who are demanding higher wages.

Workers at fast food restaurants nationwide went on strike Thursday and demanded higher pay and better working conditions.

With Congress poised to pull a lifeline from 1.3 million Americans, a study shows that the common justification is wrong.

We’re still living with those $80 billion across-the-board cuts from the sequester, and now they're at it again.

A new study finds that we're subsidizing banks' profits by keeping their low-wage workforce out of poverty.

The policies advocated by some of Google’s grantees are in stark contrast with the progressive image that the tech giant has worked to promote.

The rules change will allow the president to appoint pro-reform candidates to several key Wall Street watchdogs.

Cuts to state budgets are the main reason why college tuition costs have increased 12-fold in a generation.