Yes, the U.S. Unemployment Rate Is Low, But So Is the Job Quality Index

A recent report shows that while the number of jobs has increased since the Great Recession, the quality of those jobs has decreased – and the political repercussions this could entail.

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What Democrats and Progressives Can Learn from Louisiana’s Gubernatorial Election

Democrat John Bel Edwards recently won in a state that Trump carried easily in 2016 by following a progressive playbook: energize black voters and rely on high turnout.

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New York Fed: Coastal Cities Are Most Prosperous, But Also Most Unequal

Can even the richest cities, like San Francisco and New York, combat the forces contributing to vast levels of inequality?

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From Florida to Ohio, Communities Want Legal Rights for Threatened Bodies of Water

Fed-up residents in Gainsville, Fla., and Toledo, Ohio, are using tools of direct democracy to circumvent elected officials and put initiatives on the ballot granting legal rights to rivers and other bodies of water.

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Gulf of Mexico States Believe In Climate Change, Even if Their Elected Leaders Don’t

Polls show a majority of people in Gulf Coast states say the threat of climate change is real – and they increasingly expect their Republican elected officials to address the crisis.

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Teachers See Better Working Conditions but Still Suffering From ‘Decade of Neglect’

Despite the concessions made to teachers following widespread protests in the last school year, several obstacles still remain for the historically low-paid profession.

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Congress to Vote This Week on Doubling the Minimum Wage

This is the longest period the minimum wage has gone without an increase since it was enacted in the 1930s.

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Older American Descend Into Retirement Without A Golden Parachute

The rate of bankruptcy for those 65 and older increased more than 200 percent between 1991-2016, paralleling the decline of workers in defined benefits plans.

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Fed Up With the System, Young Voters Engage for 2020

A recent poll indicates that young voters are energized and mobilized six months after the midterms – and could play a significant role shaking up the White House, Congress and state governments.

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New Study Shows How Poverty Affects the Human Genome

A new study suggests that the effects of poverty aren't strictly a question of nature versus nurture – but that poverty can leave an actual imprint on human DNA.

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