Economy
February 16, 2012 -
A by-the-numbers look at the proposed spending plan that President Obama released this week.
February 15, 2012 -
Efforts to organize the jobless are underway in Atlanta and other communities across the U.S., but they face challenges -- including people's resistance to identifying as unemployed.
February 13, 2012 -
A new study finds that wage theft is a shockingly common problem -- and a growing number of states and local communities are looking for solutions.
February 8, 2012 -
A coalition of leading labor and human rights organizations recently asked Alabama's top three car manufacturers to help convince lawmakers to repeal the state's harsh immigration law -- and one company has already agreed to meet with the advocates.
February 6, 2012 -
Why is a corporation that may soon have a market value of $100 billion persuading struggling communities like Rutherford County, N.C. to fork over taxpayer-financed subsidies?
January 24, 2012 -
With Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich erroneously claiming that "more people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history," we take a by-the-numbers look at the food assistance program.
January 18, 2012 -
The frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination speaks out against government dependency, but companies acquired by his Bain Capital firm sought taxpayer handouts in the form of subsidies from local governments and states including Louisiana, North Carolina and Florida.