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This report reveals how our CEO pay system rewards executives for deepening the global climate crisis. By Sarah Anderson, Sam Pizzigati, and Chuck Collins This report reveals how our CEO...

No 13-digit fortune has yet appeared on the horizon. But if we wait until we get close enough to see one, warns wealth analyst Bob Lord, we may find our...

A good, hard look at the statistics will tell you why African Americans have reason to fear an encounter with police. It’s never much of a surprise when I hear...

When President Obama arrives in New Orleans today, he will face a reckoning with his promises to help rebuild and restore the city. By Terrance Heath When President Obama visits...

In a successful capitalist system, people become meaningless. By Paul Buchheit To followers of Ayn Rand and Ronald Reagan, and to all the business people who despise government, 'community' is...

Last week’s court decision combats longstanding racism and sexism embedded in U.S labor law. On Friday, a federal appeals court upheld a Department of Labor rule requiring homecare agencies to...

Perhaps Phil Gramm could run a telethon to support ex-executives shamed for their fat retirement packages.

Our campaign finance system isn’t just sending us toward a new Gilded Age — it's a new Platinum Age.

In America's unequal society, there are many reasons for embarrassment. Here are five of them. By Paul Buchheit [caption id="attachment_9469" align="alignright" width="300"] Credit: America Aljazeera[/caption] America has experienced "gush-up" rather...

Canadians view public transit as a vital public utility whereas Americans view it as a social welfare program. By Sheila Suess Kennedy [caption id="attachment_9455" align="alignright" width="300"] Credit: theamericangenius.com[/caption] Some years...

A new infographic from the Institute for Policy Studies and National Domestic Workers Alliance about the homecare industry.

One key to finding the best caregiver for aging relatives? Pay them a living wage.