Predictions for tomorrow’s jobs report

Given last month’s numbers, we can’t rule out the possibility we've actually lost jobs

, On the Economy Thursday, May 2, 2013 8:57 PM UTC
On the Economy, Jobs report

Text messaging down across the U.S.

Internet-based applications are starting to eat into phone companies' profit margins

Associated Press Thursday, May 2, 2013 8:21 PM UTC
Associated Press

6 insidious ways you’re getting ripped off

And how to fight back

, Alternet Thursday, May 2, 2013 5:53 PM UTC 16
AlterNet, Business, U.S. Economy

Fracking ourselves to death in Pennsylvania

For the "downwinders," big energy means big pollution

, Tom Dispatch Thursday, May 2, 2013 5:10 PM UTC 21
Tom Dispatch, fracking, Business

When nothing trickles down

The Fed's policy of keeping interest rates near zero can only benefit the richest 10 percent

, ROBERTREICH.org Thursday, May 2, 2013 3:41 PM UTC
RobertReich.org, The Fed, Apple

Bangladesh building collapse toll climbs to 433

As many as 149 people are still reported missing

, Associated Press Thursday, May 2, 2013 3:10 PM UTC
Associated Press, Bangladesh

Turns out much-hyped settlement still allows banks to steal homes

New data reveals mega-banks still illegally foreclosing on thousands. Get this: The housing settlement allows it

Thursday, May 2, 2013 3:08 PM UTC 47
settlement, Foreclosure, Fraud

Alex Jones: Conspiracy Inc.

Conspiracy theories can be big business. Here's how the multi-platform entrepreneur makes his millions

Thursday, May 2, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 130
Alex Jones

Study: Medicaid improves mental health for uninsured

But new research suggests it's less effective in treating physical conditions like high blood pressure

, Associated Press Wednesday, May 1, 2013 9:15 PM UTC
From the Wires

Media companies reap benefits of higher network fees

Time Warner Inc., Viacom Inc. and Comcast Corp. all saw growth in their cable network businesses this quarter

, Associated Press Wednesday, May 1, 2013 8:27 PM UTC
Associated Press

Patriot group hopes to become NASCAR sponsor

The Oath Keepers, a conspiracy-spinning "Constitutionalist" group, is raising money to get a car on the tracks

, Southern Poverty Law Center Wednesday, May 1, 2013 6:51 PM UTC
Southern Poverty Law Center

Man loses life savings in carnival game

Compulsive attempts to win an X-Box controller cost a New Hampshire dad all his money, but win him a giant banana

, The Fix Wednesday, May 1, 2013 6:41 PM UTC 13
The Fix, New Hampshire

Pope condemns “slave labor” conditions in Bangladesh

Meanwhile, the European Union is weighing action on trade access to force safety changes

, International Business Times Wednesday, May 1, 2013 4:39 PM UTC
International Business Times

Voters not taking failed gun control legislation lightly

There have been drops in support for five different senators who did not vote for expanded background checks

, AlterNet Wednesday, May 1, 2013 4:20 PM UTC
AlterNet, Wayne LaPierre

Big money arms the NRA

The failure of background checks legislation is no great mystery. The gun industry has Washington in its pocket

and , The Center for Public Integrity Wednesday, May 1, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 26

Workers stage May Day protest for higher wages, better conditions

Laborers in Indonesia, Cambodia, the Philippines and elsewhere marched and chanted en masse Wednesday

, Associated Press Wednesday, May 1, 2013 11:53 AM UTC 10
Associated Press, Indonesia

Morning-after pill now available over-the-counter

The FDA announced Tuesday that women 15 and up can buy the emergency contraceptive without prescription

Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 10:13 PM UTC 48
Associated Press, Contraception

Apple selling record amount in bonds

The computer company is making its first debt issue since the 1990s

Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 10:04 PM UTC
Associated Press, Apple

Online poker goes legit

A Las Vegas-based casino has launched the first fully legal poker website in the United States

, Associated Press Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 9:58 PM UTC
Associated Press, Online Poker

Beanie Baby manufacturer’s corrupt labor practices

Ty Inc. relies on illicit labor brokers, or raiteros, to recruit immigrant workers who earn well below minimum wage VIDEO

, ProPublica Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 9:56 PM UTC
ProPublica, ty inc, Labor

House Finance chair hits slopes with Wall Street lobbyists

Rep. Jeb Hensarling is in trouble for rubbing elbows with banking industry reps on a lavish ski getaway

, ProPublica Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 9:01 PM UTC
ProPublica, Wall Street

First “ag-gag” charges brought … and then dropped

In Utah a woman was arrested under new controversial laws about filming slaughterhouses

Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 7:48 PM UTC
ag-gag, Utah, slaughterhouse

Millennials are now the Crash Generation

Twenty-somethings coming of age today will be forever shaped by the country's economic recession

, Next New Deal Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 3:40 PM UTC 16
Next New Deal, Great Depression

Bulletproof backpacks are now a thing

The Denver-based company Elite Sterling Security has found a unique way to capitalize on post-Newtown anxieties

, AlterNet Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 3:14 PM UTC
AlterNet, denver, The Guardian

Property of Bangladesh building owner to be seized

Protestors are calling for Mohammed Sohel Rana's execution after his building's collapse killed at least 386

and , Associated Press Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 12:30 PM UTC
Associated Press, Bangladesh

FDA to investigate added caffeine in foods

The move is in response to a caffeinated gum introduced this week by Wrigley

, Associated Press Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 12:06 PM UTC
Associated Press, Wrigley, FDA

S&P 500 reaches new high

The stock market has recovered all the ground it lost over the previous two weeks

Monday, Apr 29, 2013 10:44 PM UTC
Associated Press

Google’s new answer to Siri

Google Now, a free iPhone and iPad app, performs many of the same functions as the Apple software

, Associated Press Monday, Apr 29, 2013 10:30 PM UTC
Associated Press, Siri, Google

Slow growth creates debt, not the other way around

As any FDR historian can tell you, government spending is the best stimulus for a slumping economy

, RobertReich.Org Monday, Apr 29, 2013 10:11 PM UTC 10
RobertReich.org

America’s staggering education gap

Students of wealthy families are increasingly better prepared for kindergarten than their lower class schoolmates

, On the Economy Monday, Apr 29, 2013 6:14 PM UTC 55
On the Economy, Kindergarten

Cyberattack suspect to return to Netherlands

The suspect, identified only as S.K., is accused of hacking the anti-spam watchdog group Spamhaus

and , Associated Press Monday, Apr 29, 2013 4:29 PM UTC
Associated Press, netherlands

Repeal the sequester, already!

How long is Washington going to let austerity strangle our increasingly meager economic recovery?

, ROBERTREICH.org Monday, Apr 29, 2013 3:02 PM UTC 13
RobertReich.org, sequester

America is poisonous to your health

Without our knowledge or consent, some of the country's largest corporations are subjecting us to deadly toxins

and , TomDispatch.com Monday, Apr 29, 2013 1:05 PM UTC 12
TomDispatch.com, Lead

New York lawmakers propose raising smoking age

If passed, New York would become the first state to raise the minimum age to buy cigarettes to 21

Monday, Apr 29, 2013 12:23 PM UTC
Associated Press, New York

What if Simpson and Bowles threw a debt-reduction party and nobody came

The godfathers of unnecessary deficit plans write a plaintive Op-Ed as the world moves on

Monday, Apr 29, 2013 12:00 PM UTC
Opening Shot, Simpson-Bowles

Amanda Palmer to Morrissey: Let me help you crowdsource your next album

The former Smiths singer has complained that no label wants him. With such passionate fans, he does not need one

Monday, Apr 29, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 27
Morrissey, smiths, Music

Forget copyright! We’ve always stolen music

The politics of copyright place the interests of big business over fans, the public -- and artists

Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 9:00 PM UTC 31
Music, Art in Crisis, Copyright

6 ways Big Pharma manipulates consumers

While many top-market pills have gone off patent, the pharmaceutical industry still knows how to turn a profit

, Alternet Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
AlterNet, Pharmaceuticals

Will smartglasses replace eyeglasses?

Researchers say the future looks bright for Google Glass and other companies in the smartglass market

, Scientific American Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 11:00 PM UTC
Scientific American, Google

Elephant poaching on the rise in Central African Republic

The poaching industry has thrived in the chaos that's followed President Francois Bozize's ouster

and , GlobalPost Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 8:00 PM UTC
GlobalPost

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