FOX-y move? Koch brothers may buy major U.S. newspapers
The far-right billionaire Koch brothers are reportedly seeking to buy The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, and five other daily newspapers.
Detroit needs emergency action, not an emergency manager
Detroit is far from the only community feeling the shock of the economic crisis.
Social Security advocate says bigger cost-of-living raises needed
Nancy Altman told lawmakers that instead of considering how to cut the cost of living adjustments, Social Security should adopt an alternative inflation measure.
After Boston Marathon bombings, tears and questions remain
The federal government charged the 19-year-old today with using a weapon of mass destruction to kill three people and wound more than 200. If convicted, Tsarnaev could face the death penalty.
“This is only round one,” Obama says, after gun curbs fail
"All in all, this was a pretty shameful day for Washington."
Ohio seniors blast Social Security cuts
The resolution opposing any cuts to Social Security also stated that the cap on Social Security taxes, now at $113,000, should be eliminated, so that the wealthy pay their fair share.
Stopping blight: One side of the anti-foreclosure fight
The fight to stop foreclosures and make the banks pay continued in Los Angeles on April 2.
Two tales of jackpots and taxes
Our nation's tax experts no longer think about taxes as a tool for combating our "undue concentration of wealth." They see taxes as a matter of raising revenue.
Progress toward immigration bill? Not without “street heat”
Of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States today, between 7.5 and 8 million are estimated to be in the labor force.
Name stadium for prison company? Not on this campus
GEO Group's main niche has been profiting from immigration detention centers which have helped facilitate deportations and the separation of families.
