Surging cotton prices mean that $1 notes are no longer worth the paper they're printed on

Jon Stewart fires back at New York Times columnist Paul Krugman for calling him lazy

Republicans claim they've had it with American socialism. Maybe they should return the tax dollars subsidizing them

Krugman had accused Stewart of being "lazy" because of a segment dismissing the trillion dollar coin proposal

A new bill proposes to close the loophole on minting high-value coins to pay off government bills. Really, guys?

Funny thing about the yellow stuff. When real apocalypse threatens, investors buy dollars

Revived crusade founded by Dr. King focuses on new rise of union organizing at Amazon, Starbucks and elsewhere

"The piece is fine. But the damage to the spirit of it isn't," said one writer. "Ignorance wins."

It would be totally out of character for Obama, but it may be his only way around a debt ceiling default

Multiple watchdogs called for a Justice Department and SEC investigation into Cawthorn's role

Before Jonestown, before "Flavor Aid," the People's Temple leader found God in a Philadelphia-based religious sect

Tubman, Parks and Roosevelt are all worthy of honor. There's an easy way to make that happen

It may be silly, but the idea of lurching from one manufactured economic crisis to the next is a lot sillier

Americans are running out of coins — but the ongoing coin shortage only deeply affects a select few

How JPMorgan and Xerox are making money off of American misery