EPI plan: Tax the rich, strengthen social security, rebuild infrastructure
By 2040, federal debt would be 54 percent of gross domestic product, not the present 74 percent - and less than debt proposed by right wingers.
EPI becoming major voice in national discourse on economy
Larry Rubin of People's World interviewed Lawrence Mishel, president of the Economic Policy Institute, the premier think tank focusing on the economic condition of low- and middle-income American families.
Landmark settlement ends long-term solitary confinement in Calif. prisons
Some 2,858 inmates were reportedly held in solitary; some for 10, 20 or even 30 years, spending all but an hour or so of their day isolated in tiny cement-lined cells.
Decolonize the land: Native people welcome Mt. Denali name change
President Obama announced that his administration would change the name of Mt. McKinley to its original Indigenous name, Denali, a word that means "High One" in Athabascan.
St. Louis workers celebrate increase in minimum wage
In all, about 50,000 low-wage workers in St. Louis will see an immediate pay increase come October 15.
Video: AFL-CIO's Trumka calls GOP immigration remarks "ugly" and "dangerous"
AFL-CIO's Trumka calls GOP immigration remarks "ugly" and "dangerous."
Demanding action on police crimes, Chicagoans push for civilian control
The marchers carried placards with the names and faces of the most recent victims of police brutality as family members marched at the front.
Today in history: Mass arrests in 2004 Republican National Convention crackdown
Protest activity against the convention and Bush's re-nomination included a broad range of marches, rallies, performances, demonstrations, exhibits, and acts of civil disobedience.
Iran deal likely to survive Capitol Hill opposition
Sen. Harry Reid and Rep. Jerrold Nadler make two more votes to sustain President Obama's veto of the sure-to-come House and Senate resolutions to kill the Iran deal.
San Jose says "no" to war with Iran
Honks of support from passing motorists greeted South Bay activists calling on Rep. Lofgren to support the historic Iran agreement and were pleased to find that she has done so.
