Economy

'Lives Hang in Balance': Ahead of Midterms, McConnell Admits GOP Desire to Gut Medicare & Social Security

In Rebuke to Trumpian Division and Authoritarianism, Bernie Sanders Champions 'Unity' and 'Common Humanity' in Visionary Speech

Jon Queally, staff writer

"Our job is to build on our common humanity and do everything that we can to oppose all of the forces, whether unaccountable government power or unaccountable corporate power, who try to divide us up and set us against each other."

Showing They Will 'Stop at Nothing to Destroy' Open Internet, Telecom Giants Sue to Block California's New Net Neutrality Law

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"Big telecom companies hate the California net neutrality bill because it...

'Too Big to Fail, Too Big to Exist': Sanders Introduces Bill to Break Up Nation's Largest Wall Street Banks

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"We must end, once and for all, the scheme that is nothing more than a free...

'The Drums of War Are Beating': ICJ Ruled US Sanctions Violate Treaty With Iran, So Pompeo Just Ditched It

Rejecting US Claims They Don't Harm Humanitarian Aid, UN Court Orders Easing of Sanctions Iran Calls 'Illegal and Cruel'

'Sad Day for Democracy': Bowing to Restaurant Industry, DC Democrats Vote to Overturn Tipped Wage Increase Approved by Voters

This Is What It Looks and Sounds Like When Thousands of Amazon Workers Learn They Just Won $15 an Hour

What Does Trump’s "New NAFTA" Trade Deal Signal for Workers, Corporate Power & the Environment?

'We Listened to Our Critics': Caving to Massive Pressure From Workers and Bernie Sanders, Amazon Hikes Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour

Imperiling People and Planet, Warnings Mount That Trump's NAFTA 2.0 Just Another 'Corporate Giveaway'

'Big Day for Net Neutrality' as California Governor Signs Bill Protecting Internet From FCC Attack Into Law

With Nation Transfixed By Kavanaugh Monstrosity, House GOP Votes to Give Rich Another $3 Trillion in Tax Cuts

'Time Is of the Essence': With Deadline 48 Hours Away, Californians Demand Jerry Brown Sign Net Neutrality Bill Immediately

'Unions Are Lying, Cheating Rats': Leaked Video Reveals Amazon's Belligerent Anti-Worker Tactics

Millions of Unwitting Americans Paying $1 Billion More for Dirty Coal Energy Each Year When Cleaner, Cheaper Sources Available

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All Art Is Political: "For Freedoms" Asks, What Does This Mean?

Arguing "all art is political," a massive new public art project is using billboards along with community events to urge Americans nationwide to engage with civic issues ahead of the mid-terms, and ask, "What side are you on?" The "anti-partisan" 50 State Initiative is installing hundreds of billboards from the politically explicit - "Grab 'Em By the Ballots" and "Sad!" to the intriguingly abstract - "Hurt People Hurt People," "Us Is Them", "Pardon Me" - in hopes they will think, then vote.