Highlights from Obama’s speech in Kansas on equality and fairness
On the growth of inequality in America: “But for most Americans, the basic bargain that made this country great has eroded. Long before the recession hit, hard work stopped paying…
On the growth of inequality in America: “But for most Americans, the basic bargain that made this country great has eroded. Long before the recession hit, hard work stopped paying…
The national dialogue started by Occupy Wall Street will continue, but the last of the encampments that have sprung up in big and small cities across America will be cleared…
After weeks of intense and bitter negotiation, the so-called “Supercommittee,” the special Congressional Committee charged by President Obama to find a bipartisan plan for reducing the budget deficit, has failed…
Hundreds of protesters marched on Wall Street early this morning to prevent traders, financiers, and technocrats from reaching their jobs at the Stock Exchange. So far, 100 people have been…
Acting on behalf of the wealthy and powerful interests of Wall Street, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg defended his decision to clear out Zuccotti Park, where protesters have staged…
A New York Times investigation of several states shows that convicted felons and other criminals are have their access to guns restored in spite of state laws and widespread public…
In a stinging defeat of the Republican’s national agenda to undermine workers’ rights, voters in the state of Ohio roundly rejected a ballot initiative that would have limited public unions.…
A recent New York Times investigation of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cases involving fraud by some of the nation’s biggest banks discovered dozens of instances over the last decade…
The word “gridlock” is commonly used to describe politics as usual in Washington. It signals not only an inability to compromise, but also an inability to govern. Democrats and Republicans…