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JPMorgan Chase gamed the system to hide risky trades. Will Congress let them go free?

The Democratic senator is introducing legislation to break them up, but he’s in an uphill battle—against not only the GOP but his own party.

How do Greece’s economists and writers explain its social predicament?

Day laborers who clean for ultra-Orthodox Jewish households are learning about their rights.

The annual hoops hysteria known as March Madness generates a tidal wave of revenue—but the players don’t receive a dime of it.

The tax savings of 19 US companies that park their money abroad would be more than enough to cover the $85 billion sequester cuts.

It’s because they are so beholden to their big-money contributors that they can’t fight the GOP even on issues that they know have overwhelming public support.

Feminists were quick—too quick—to question the Facebook COO's motives for writing Lean In, her self-help manifesto.

The heat is on big banks and CEOs as labor and community activists band together.

As cuts in services for struggling Americans go into effect, nine Wall Street executives who are profiting off the recession just received $1 billion in bonuses.