Economic inequality was created

Robert Reich on why the gap between the rich and poor is as wide as it's been since the Great Depression VIDEO

, ROBERTREICH.org Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 11:45 AM UTC
RobertReich.org, Video

Dark money group lies to IRS about being dark money group

A Better America Now is the latest right-wing nonprofit to fail to report millions spent on campaign ads

, ProPublica Monday, Jul 1, 2013 9:27 PM UTC
ProPublca, election

Be employable, study philosophy

The discipline teaches you how to think clearly, a gift that can be applied to just about any line of work

, The Tyee Monday, Jul 1, 2013 5:45 PM UTC 76
The Tyee, Philosophy

Zynga CEO to step down

Mark Pincus will be replaced by Don Mattrick, head of Microsoft's Xbox business

, Associated Press Monday, Jul 1, 2013 9:07 PM UTC
Associated Press, Zynga, xbox

Tribune Co. to acquire 19 TV stations in billion-dollar deal

The company says it expects the agreement to boost its profits immediately

Monday, Jul 1, 2013 8:00 PM UTC
Associated Press, Tribune Co.

How do you like my money now, liberals?

Mayor Bloomberg now plans to spend big bucks to defeat lawmakers trying to rein in stop-and-frisk and the NYPD

Monday, Jul 1, 2013 12:36 PM UTC 52
Opening Shot, Michael Bloomberg

3 biggest myths about immigration reform

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich explains why naturalizing more immigrants will stimulate economic growth VIDEO

, ROBERTREICH.org Monday, Jul 1, 2013 12:08 PM UTC
Video, RobertReich.org

We must hate our children

We crush them with debt to go to college -- and today, rates are actually set to double. Are we out of our minds?

Monday, Jul 1, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 568
Student loan interest rates

How Humboldt became America’s marijuana capital

In the 1970s, hippie pioneers mastered a new way of growing pot -- and transformed the economy of Humboldt County

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 4:30 PM UTC 19
Books, marijuana, Editor's Picks

Taming mother nature, one flight at a time

To avoid losing money on flight delays, Southwest predicts the weather using complex forecasting technology VIDEO

, Nautilus Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 4:00 PM UTC
Nautilus, Video

Neo-Nazi group to receive million-dollar coin collection

The National Alliance is set to inherit the assets of former member Robert Harry McCorkell, who died in 2004

, Southern Poverty Law Center Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 3:30 PM UTC 10
Southern Poverty Law Center

New York legislation will never be progressive

Given Albany's dysfunction, it's no wonder state officials blew it on campaign finance reform and legalized pot

, AlterNet Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
AlterNet, Cuomo

Why is the Department of Justice not paying its assistant attorneys?

In order to manage its post-sequester budget, the government is keeping 96 unpaid trained employees on staff

, ProPublica Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 1:30 PM UTC
ProPublica

Top 5 investigative videos of the week: Female farmworkers sexually abused

From exploited American field hands to helpless Mexican journalists, a look at the finest docs YouTube has to offer VIDEO

, The I Files Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Video

No, manufacturing jobs won’t revive the economy

Stop claiming a factory boom will save the country and lift people up. Here's what these jobs really look like

Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 7:00 PM UTC 70
Manufacturing, Jobs, U.S. Economy

Dog owners are now pet parents

People increasingly treat their dogs like canine children, and research on the interspecies bond says it's normal

, Smithsonian.com Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 30
K99 ice cream truck, Pets, dogs

When exfoliation kills

Microbeads used in many skin products are polluting the Great Lakes and directly harming marine life

Scientific American Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 4:00 PM UTC
Scientific American

McDonald’s refuses to open branch in the West Bank

Settlers in Ariel are now threatening to boycott the fast-food chain

, GlobalPost Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 1:30 PM UTC 28
GlobalPost, ariel, west bank

Without full-time jobs, workers flock to temp towns

Short-term work has become a mainstay of the American economy, intensifying the rise in income inequality

, ProPublica Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 12
ProPublica, Unemployment, Temps

Hundreds of thousands of guns unaccounted for in the US

The ATF's latest findings are horrifying. Scarier still? The true figure is likely much higher

, BillMoyers.com Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 12:15 PM UTC 17
BillMoyers.com, Gun Control, NRA

Is Chile the next Brazil?

A new protest movement picks up where the student mobilizations of 2006 left off

, International Business Times Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 12:00 PM UTC
International Business Times

New Bank of America whistle-blower emerges: More customer abuse secrets

Bank of America whistle-blower details latest scheme to abuse homeowners, evade settlement rules and pocket cash

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 7:30 PM UTC 53
Banks, Bank of America

Will the Fed chair finally crack down on Wall Street?

If appointed, US Central Bank Vice Chairwoman Janet Yellen is likely to be a tougher regulator than Bernanke

, The Center for Public Integrity Friday, Jun 28, 2013 4:51 PM UTC
Business and Finance

Aero heads to Chicago

The TV-over-Internet service is challenging cable and satellite packages with an $8-a-month offering

Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 11:23 PM UTC
Associated Press, Aero, TV

Senate passes historic immigration bill

Legislation offering citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the US now heads to the House

and , Associated Press Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 9:29 PM UTC
Associated Press, John McCain

North Korea, master brewer?

Bureaucratic red tape has kept South Korea from matching the excellence of Pyongyang's government-made lager

, GlobalPost Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 9:24 PM UTC
GlobalPost, South Korea, Beer

Jon Corzine charged in connection with MF Global collapse

The CFTC and MF Global have agreed to settle all of the civil charges filed against the firm

Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 8:51 PM UTC
Jon Corzine, New Jersey

Income inequality is far from benign

It reduces access to new employment opportunities and thus reduces economic mobility

, On the Economy Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 8:09 PM UTC
On the Economy

Fewer Americans are seeking unemployment benefits

The Commerce Department reports consumer spending is also on the rise, indicating modest economic growth

, GlobalPost Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 6:22 PM UTC
GlobalPost, Commerce Department

Can money buy happiness after all?

Scholars argue that how you spend is just as important as how much you spend

, Scientific American Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 5:23 PM UTC
Scientific American

France wants to block Amazon underselling

In semi-related news: Paris restaurants are serving mass-produced food

Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 2:58 PM UTC
France, Books, Cuisine, amazon

Study: Monsanto GMO food claims probably false

New research reveals that plant breeding, not genetic engineering, is responsible for yield increases in US crops

, AlterNet Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 12:25 PM UTC 10
AlterNet

Financier Marc Rich dead at 78

The trader known as the "King of Commodities" suffered a heart attack in Switzerland

, Associated Press Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 7:24 PM UTC
Associated Press, Marc Rich

NSA won’t confirm or deny it has your data

Hundreds of Americans have filed FOIA requests since the scandal broke. Early returns suggest they may be in vain

, The Daily Dot Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 6:37 PM UTC
the daily dot, NSA

Microsoft to unveil latest Windows adjustments

Windows 8.1 will be released to the general public later in the year

, Associated Press Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 10:23 PM UTC
Associated Press, Microsoft

Obama on climate change: “We need to act”

The president vowed Tuesday "to put an end to the limitless dumping of carbon pollution"

and , Associated Press Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 8:02 PM UTC 12
Associated Press

Who will stop Google?

Snowden revealed what many of us already suspected: Google completely controls the web

, TomDispatch.com Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 6:45 PM UTC 37
TomDispatch.com, Google

Are vitamins a scam?

New research suggests they're taking a toll on our wallets -- and possibly our long-term health

, AlterNet Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 2:27 PM UTC 10
AlterNet, Vitamins

Google is a gay rights advocate now?

The corporation is embarking on a campaign to end global homophobia in order to build up cultural capital

, Jacobin Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 12:33 PM UTC 19
Jacobin, Google, Gay Rights

Chris Hayes: Bring on the upper-middle-class revolution!

The MSNBC anchor pins Iraq, the economy, Katrina and more on elites -- and says we all need to get radicalized now

Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 118
Interviews, Chris Hayes, MSNBC