If Trump indeed tanks your 401(k) to make himself and his friends even richer, the opposition party should make that the centerpiece of their attack heading into next year’s election.
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Bay Area Police, FBI and Harris Corporation Secretly Collaborating On Stingray Surveillance
The multi-agency effort to acquire a controversial cellphone surveillance device would make it possible for Oakland and Fremont police to scoop up data from everyone in a given area – dragnet style.
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"Protest Is Broken": Co-Creator of Occupy Wall Street Calls for New Mental Shift
The co-creator of Occupy Wall Street has advice for the next generation of social movements: “Never protest the same way twice.”
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Conservatives Imperil U.K. Democracy In Quest to Kill Human Rights Act
The HRA protects the right to life, liberty, security, a fair trial, respect for private life and freedom of expression – it also bans torture, slavery and discrimination.
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New Connecticut Law Forces Bosses Who Steal Workers’ Wages to Pay Them Back Double
By making the cost of breaking the law outweigh the cost of following it, business owners will be deterred from committing the crime in the first place.
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CEO Pay At America's Largest Corporations Rose 54% Since Recovery Began
Chief executives at the country's 350 biggest companies made an average of $16.3 million each last year – but while their compensation soared, the typical worker’s paycheck hasn’t budged.
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Siding With Industry, Supreme Court Rules Against E.P.A. Power Plant Limits On Mercury
The Supreme Court invalidated a key Obama administration environmental regulation aimed at limiting emissions of mercury and other hazardous pollutants mainly from coal-fired power plants.
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Lancashire Rejects Fracking Bid Dealing Major Setback to U.K. Shale Gas Industry
It's a major blow to what would have been the U.K.’s biggest round of fracking so far.
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How I Would Vote In the Greek Referendum
A yes vote would mean depression almost without end – by contrast, a no vote would at least open the possibility that Greece, with its strong democratic tradition, might grasp its destiny in its own hands.
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$15 an Hour NOW – Not 5 to 7 Years from Now
Municipal leaders should be commended for acknowledging the current wage is too low – but phasing in a higher wage over many years is unacceptable in an economy where costs of living are rising and wages are falling.
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Greece Closes Its Banks As Crisis Deepens and Nation Awaits Referendum
Greeks will find their savings blocked and their banks closed for a week following a fateful weekend that has shaken Europe’s single currency.
