NYPD for Hire: How Uniformed New York Cops Moonlight for Banks

No one begrudges an officer doing security work in his own time, but the Paid Detail Unit creates worrying conflicts of interest.

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Argument to Raise the Minimum Wage, Part I

At the heart of the poverty challenge lies the controversial concept of the minimum wage.

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Why Billionaires Will Keep Pouring Money Into Politics — Until They’re Stopped

I keep hearing that the billionaires and big corporations that poured all that money into the 2012 election learned their lesson. Don’t believe that for an instant.

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Defeating "Right to Work"

The passage in Michigan of the anti-worker legislation grotesquely misnamed "Right to Work" should be putting the entire nation on red alert.

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205,000 Parents of U.S. Citizens Deported in Two Years

The federal government has conducted more than 200,000 deportations of parents whose children are U.S. citizens in a timespan of just over two years.

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Morsi: Egypt's New Pharoah

What's happening now in Egypt is the story of most revolutions.

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Techtivist Report: Just Because You're Paranoid Doesn't Mean They Aren't After You

If you are actively involved in the Occupy Movement, there is a good chance that you're under surveillance.

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In Indiana, Regulator Helps ALEC Coal Companies Delay EPA Climate Rules

Leaked documents reveal how Big Coal, ALEC and an Indiana environmental regulator pushed to delay EPA rules to control greenhouse gas emissions and hazardous air pollution.

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Russian Opposition Resolute Amid Crackdowns

In order to represent real alternative power, the opposition needs to finally reach unified consensus and act consistently.

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Toxic Train Wreck Exposes Weakness in Federal Chemical Policy

In late November, while other parts of New Jersey were recovering from Superstorm Sandy, the quiet town of Paulsboro was blindsided by a very unnatural disaster.

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