To understand what the word means today, you have to go back to the beginning of the story.

Forty years of altering conventional economic assumptions with meticulous research and action

When leaders ignore people’s lived experience, their political messaging collapses.

my latest Nation column

Nighttime raids, unwarranted arrests and farmers barred from their land. Syrians who once welcomed Israeli aid now fear its troops, and experts warn that occupation creates the very threats it was mea...

The fundamental problem is not the name of the prime minister, but rather the actions of the Israeli government and the urgent issues that need to be addressed.

Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan’s new book reminds readers that the Supreme Court’s power to determine a law’s validity has no basis in the Constitution.

Lies, damn lies, and the honor that Trump defames.

What does current federal law say about minimum wages? The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes a “floor under wages” mandating that employers pay covered employees no less than a minimum hourl...

Larry Mishel and Josh Bivens, Economic Policy Institute There is now widespread acceptance across the political spectrum that the typical worker’s wages have grown very slowly or been stagnant for se...

Larry Mishel, Economic Policy Institute, Lynn Rhinehart, Economic Policy Institute, and Lane Windham, Georgetown University A full appreciation of the need for comprehensive labor law reform requires...

Labor Day is about recognizing the people who work: honoring the struggles that made decent work possible. And that every worker deserves to go home safe, earn a decent living, have a voice on the job...

Sing a song of celebration for rapid transit

I’ve waved people off this degree of mistrust. I no longer can do so.