Economics

The United Automobile Workers union continues to negotiate with General Motors for improved work conditions. More…

For months now, the signs that the United States is about to go through another major recession have been popping up …

Earlier today, I became extremely concerned about the state of Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s campaign in Iowa, due to this…

You probably didn’t pay much attention to Monday’s 767-point drop in the stock market, because you were thinking…

The issue of minimum wage is not as simple as you, a moron, saying “I would like to be paid more money.” It is about …

The results of the first study analyzing the impact of a $15 minimum wage show that the increase wouldn’t cost…

Yet again President Donald Trump has named someone to a top government post based on a commitment to toe the…

Why all the talk about socialism? Why all the talk about inequality, and the 99% vs. the 1%? Because for the past…

Divisive and nefarious political tricknologists often try to scare working Americans by claiming that immigrants are…

The smart money agrees: a recession is inevitable, quite possibly in the next year or two. We can’t blame Donald…

One of President Trump’s major campaign promises, both in his original presidential campaign and during his midterm…

Last year, researchers at the University of Washington released an alarming study purporting to show that a minimum…

A new study by the Urban Institute published Tuesday found that 40 percent of Americans can’t meet at least one…

“Inequality,” particularly of the economic variety, can seem abstract. It sometimes fails to move us as much as it…

This piece is co-published with investigative reporting outlet Capital & Main.

The 2018 World Inequality Report highlights just how much worse inequality is in the US compared to in Western…

Wow—yesterday was bad, politically speaking. In fact, the past year and a half has been bad, politically speaking.…

When you think of detention, you might get the sense that it’s something temporary, like after-school detention. But…

As union membership in America has declined, economic inequality has risen. New research confirms the obvious: It…