Apparently net neutrality is officially dead. The Wall Street Journal reports today that the FCC has given up on finding a legal avenue to enforce equal access and will instead propose rules that ...

While the world has been deciding who governs the internet, Brazil has been busy establishing internet rules of its own -- and they may just set an example for everyone else. The country has passed

The largest strike in China's history has entered the sixth day, defying state attempts to repress workers struggling against economic and social injustice. Police arrested several organizers of the

After an investigation that revealed missing money and questionable financial practices, officials of a national longshoremen's union are considering seizing control of a Baltimore chapter - a move

The National Security Agency's vast spying and surveillance powers have already undermined trust in the United States government around the planet. And American businesses are losing billions as ...

Save the world, work less. That dual proposition should have universal appeal in any sane society. And those two ideas are inextricably linked by the realities of global climate change because there

(Click to enlarge) The Paycheck Fairness Act, recently torpedoed in the Senate, addressed some glaring problems that have generated less discussion than they should. This useful post ("Why Do Bosses

Shane Red Hawk of the Sioux Tribe from South Dakota (center) rides a horse with other Native Americans, farmers, ranchers and cowboys, during "Reject and Protect" rally.

A shocking reminder of the Great Recession of 2008 is evident by the over-67 percent increase in the number of Californian Baby Boomers who have been forced to move back in with their aged parents ...

Can economists contr i bute anything useful to our understanding of politics, business and finance in the real world? I raise this question having spent last weekend in Toronto at the annual ...