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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 ...

Reuters/Jim Bourg As credit card companies try and spur consumer spending in the United States with introductory perks and cash rewards, they have raised interest rates on other customers to a ...

​After suffering eight years of recession, Puerto Rico is contemplating more than a hundred different proposals intended to jumpstart its sagging economy - including legal prostitution and marijuana

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) - City of Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones announced some major changes Tuesday: a brand new office in city government that will hopefully help people get out of poverty. Thad ...

Los Angeles police officers removed antennas from police cars in several predominantly Black neighborhoods to disable the recording equipment and avoid being monitored while on duty, according to an