The Morality Of A $15 Minimum

It's becoming more and more common for politicians, and even economists, to say: that no one should be working full time and still remain in poverty.

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R.I.P. Middle Class: Half Of American Workers Make Less Than $30,000

As a nation we are flat broke and most of us are living paycheck to paycheck.

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UK Lawmakers Revolt, Britain Up In Arms Over Proposed Cuts to Tax Credit Benefits

For the first time in a century, the House of Lords voted down a financial package approved by the House of Commons – as the Green Party's Jenny Jones said, "the proposed changes to tax credits were another example of Tory economic illiteracy."

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Senate Passes Cybersecurity Bill With Huge Privacy Flaws – A Backdoor to Surveillance

Privacy advocates demanded Congress kill or reform a bill they say hides new government surveillance mechanisms in the guise of security protections – but the Senate passed CISA on Tuesday.

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"Yes, I Lied": Star Chevron Witness Busted for Perjury In Ecuadorian Amazon Pollution Case

Chevron has taken the people of Ecuador and the U.S. court system on a ride, full of lies, deliberate delay, and obstruction of justice.

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Paris Prospects: The Shadow of Extinction Over the City of Light

Many scientists believe an extinction paradigm is in progress: ongoing for decades, everywhere present – and mostly ignored by world leadership.

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Arab Spring Revisited: What Did Tunisia's Nobel Prize Actually Reward?

By reassuring the political and economic elite, and backing the privatization process led by sponsors and donors, this month's Nobel Peace Prize could be considered "social peace at all costs."

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Fueled By Protests, Trade Justice Movement Seeks To Overturn Trans-Pacific Partnership

At its root, the TPP is about modern colonialism. And it’s not too late to stop it.

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Number of U.S. Police Officers Charged In Fatal Shootings Hits 10-Year High

Public outrage over the killing of black men by police in New York, Missouri and elsewhere have spurred prosecutions, and body cameras and bystanders' videos also helped bring cases – but still only a small percentage resulted in charges.

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Postal Banks Are People’s Banks: 6 Things You Need To Know About Postal Banking

Postal banking isn’t about creating a free-money utopia – it's about retaining control of public spaces, implementing public services there, and serving working people financially.

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