Economy

What’s at Stake in the Supreme Court Decision in ‘AMP v. Myriad Genetics’

What’s at Stake in the Supreme Court Decision in ‘AMP v. Myriad Genetics’ What’s at Stake in the Supreme Court Decision in ‘AMP v. Myriad Genetics’

The outcome will effect far more than just the genetic test for breast cancer.

Jun 5, 2013 / Rose-Ellen Lessy

Always Low Wages: Meet the Billionaires Who Run Walmart

Always Low Wages: Meet the Billionaires Who Run Walmart Always Low Wages: Meet the Billionaires Who Run Walmart

Get to know the CEOs, investors and consultants converging on Bentonville this week to decide the future of the company.

Jun 5, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson

Dirtying White Dirtying White

Why does Benn Steil’s history of Bretton Woods distort the ideas of Harry Dexter White?

Jun 5, 2013 / Books & the Arts / James M. Boughton

Brits Crack Down on Unpaid Internships

Brits Crack Down on Unpaid Internships Brits Crack Down on Unpaid Internships

The government "needs to name and shame companies that refuse to pay their interns," says the group Intern Aware.

Jun 3, 2013 / Blog / Jon Wiener

Frank Lautenberg, the Last of the New Deal Liberals

Frank Lautenberg, the Last of the New Deal Liberals Frank Lautenberg, the Last of the New Deal Liberals

The Senate’s last World War II veteran, who has died at age 89, fought for big, bold government investments in jobs and infrastructure. And he was right to do so.

Jun 3, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols

Senator’s Call Stirs Movement to Get Congress Focused on Economic Justice

Senator’s Call Stirs Movement to Get Congress Focused on Economic Justice Senator’s Call Stirs Movement to Get Congress Focused on Economic Justice

Thousands sign petitions embracing Tammy Baldwin's declaration working families.

Jun 1, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols

This Week in Poverty: Taking On Sallie Mae and the Cost of Education

This Week in Poverty: Taking On Sallie Mae and the Cost of Education This Week in Poverty: Taking On Sallie Mae and the Cost of Education

Student groups and their allies confronted Sallie Mae at its annual shareholders meeting yesterday. 

May 31, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann

Corporate Influence at the Center for American Progress?

Corporate Influence at the Center for American Progress? Corporate Influence at the Center for American Progress?

The prominent liberal think tank still skirts questions about its donors.

May 30, 2013 / Ken Silverstein

Fast Food Workers Striking in Seattle

Fast Food Workers Striking in Seattle Fast Food Workers Striking in Seattle

Seattle is the seventh city in eight weeks where fast food workers have gone on strike.

May 30, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson

Katrina vanden Heuvel: What Does Obama Really Think?

Katrina vanden Heuvel: What Does Obama Really Think? Katrina vanden Heuvel: What Does Obama Really Think?

If the president "went Bulworth," he could pull lyrics straight from Warren Beatty's 1998 film.

May 29, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room

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