When nothing trickles down
The Fed's policy of keeping interest rates near zero can only benefit the richest 10 percent
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The Fed's policy of keeping interest rates near zero can only benefit the richest 10 percent
Thursday, May 2, 2013 3:41 PM UTCAs any FDR historian can tell you, government spending is the best stimulus for a slumping economy
Monday, Apr 29, 2013 10:11 PM UTC 10How long is Washington going to let austerity strangle our increasingly meager economic recovery?
Monday, Apr 29, 2013 3:02 PM UTC 13The former secretary of labor explains why Social Security cuts could prove disastrous VIDEO
Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 3:32 PM UTCFrom Rand Paul to Lindsey Graham, the Boston bombings have brought out the absolute worst in the Republican Party
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 3:39 PM UTC 20The Senate's inability to pass even moderate gun control legislation reveals how divided as a nation we've become
Friday, Apr 19, 2013 11:01 PM UTC 56Our response in the face of tragedy is inspiring. If only we cared as much about addressing income inequality
Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 1:57 PM UTCUntil we abandon supply-side tax cuts, the inequality gap will widen and our economy will continue to flounder
Monday, Apr 15, 2013 8:31 PM UTC 15The government program isn't contributing to the budget deficit, so why is it on the negotiating table?
Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 12:35 PM UTC 26Taxpayers are already feeling their debilitating effects -- they just don't realize it yet
Monday, Apr 8, 2013 10:09 PM UTCThe pace of job growth this year is even slower than it was last year
Friday, Apr 5, 2013 4:33 PM UTC 37Legalizing undocumented workers would prevent employers from undercutting the country's largest unions
Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 9:39 PM UTCDOMA "awakenings" remind us how impervious to public opinion politicians are when it comes to the financial sector
Friday, Mar 29, 2013 3:13 PM UTC 16Legislators are taking aim at abortion and gay marriage when they should be focusing on corporate greed
Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 12:48 PM UTC 52Democrats can't afford to sell out two of the most popular programs ever devised by the federal government
Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 3:11 PM UTCBumping the hourly rate up to $9.00 would put more money into the hands of families who desperately need it VIDEO
Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 10:00 PM UTCPaul Ryan's newest plan focuses solely on the deficit and distracts from real economic goals, like jobs and wages
Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 4:19 PM UTCPaul Ryan's budget proposal is just his party's latest attempt to redistribute income to the wealthiest one percent
Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 3:54 PM UTC 39The Wisconsin Rep.'s new budget plan is even more regressive than the one he campaigned on last year
Monday, Mar 11, 2013 9:44 PM UTC 19On Tuesday, it rose above 14,000. Meanwhile, the median wage is down and unemployment remains sky-high
Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 8:57 PM UTC 18Page 1 of 23 in Robert Reich