A record number of borrowers are seeing their Social Security payments garnished because their federal student loans are in default.

The Fed is supposed to monitor big banks. But one new hire was so alarmed by what she witnessed she secretly recorded conversations.

A stunning 95 percent of income growth during the recovery from the 2008 recession has gone to the super wealthy.

Watch Bill's interviews with a range of leaders, thinkers and doers on the front lines.

For some, the damaging effects of global warming are happening now, and they need help from wealthy countries responsible for decades of greenhouse gas pollution.

Bankruptcy was designed so people could start over. But these days, the only ones starting over are big corporations, wealthy moguls and Wall Street.

How four decades of lobbying and legislation gave corporations dominion over our economy — and eroded the American middle class.

According to the Census Bureau, the Big Apple is now the most unequal city in the US.

Disgusted by the practices of debt collectors, Rolling Jubilee, an Occupy offshoot, just got rid of $4 million of school loans for thousands of students.

Ai-jen Poo, head of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, receives a $625,000 award to help expand her movement fighting for nannies, house cleaners and home care attendants.