- Loss Of Unemployment Benefits Has Now Cost Almost $5 Billion As Congress Dithers
- Robert Reich: Blame big money for our dysfunctional economy—"Former secretary of labor weighs in on our latest underwhelming jobs report and the implications of 'McCutcheon.'" Salon
- Nearly 90% of fast-food workers allege wage theft, survey finds
- McDonald's ex-managers sound off to Salon: Non-existent breaks and illegal overtime—"Former managers says the giant chain's employees were illegally denied their pay - and the corporation's to blame." Salon
- Walmart Realizes It's Losing Billions Of Dollars By Denying Workers More Hours
- Walmart living wage: If the company paid its employees more, how much would prices go up?
- Politicians violated VW workers' rights—"[Tenn. Gov.] Haslam, according to the documents, essentially offered Volkswagen $300 million in taxpayer dollars for plant expansion — but only if the plant remained union-free."
- This GOP House Candidate Proposed Eliminating the Weekend
- UPS Fires 250 Employees For Staging A 90-Minute Protest To Defend Co-Worker
- Woman allegedly fired for checking her email during maternity leave Salon
- Four More Shipbreaking Workers Die in Bangladesh
- Labour markets: A mighty contest—"Job destruction by robots could outweigh creation."
- The First Person to Talk to Millennials Like Human Beings Will Run the World—"A new study says Millennials will put an end to the two-party system in America. Will the people currently in power learn to talk to them like people before it all happens?"
- Millennials Mired in Wealth Gap as Older Americans Gain: Economy
- 260,000 graduates in minimum wage jobs
- Wider U.S. trade deficit to weigh on first-quarter GDP
- Pro-Democrat group says 9 of the 10 poorest states are Republican—Politifact says: Mostly true.
- If homeless people had a safe place to live, taxpayers could save millions—"By providing housing to its homeless, Charlotte, N.C., saved $1.8 million, research at the University of North Carolina–Charlotte found."
- TV Networks Denied Obama Airtime To Tout Obamacare Enrollment
- Facing Obamacare deadline, more young people signed up in March WaPo
- Medicaid boosted by 3 million, bringing 'Obamacare' sign-ups to 10 million—"The numbers may boost Democrats' assertion that 'Obamacare' is working."
- Paul Ryan: We Can Totally Still Repeal Obamacare
- Paul Ryan's honesty problem: How he just exposed GOP's true Obamacare intentions—"Golden boy inadvertently admits GOP doesn't agree insurers should be prohibited from discriminating against the ill." Salon
- Paul Ryan: Popular parts of Obamacare too costly to keep, alternatives needed—It's called single-payer. WaPo
- GOP Candidate Touts Fake Phone Call From Obama In New Ad—Sad.
- The next GOP scheme to manufacture Obamacare "horror stories" WaPo
- Sen. Sanders: Democracy vs. Oligarchy—"The great political struggle we now face is whether the United States retains its democratic heritage or whether we move toward an oligarchic form of society where the real political power rests with a handful of billionaires, not ordinary Americans."
- There's a Class War Going On and the Poor Are Getting Their Butts Kicked
- The Shocking Rise of Wealth Inequality: Is it Worse Than We Thought?
- You'll Never Guess What Just Happened to Paul Ryan's Promise to Tackle Poverty
- Ryan Unsuited to Lead 'Adult Conversation' About Poverty
- Paul Ryan's budget: Even more austerity
- Judge said du Pont heir 'will not fare well' in prison—"A Superior Court judge who sentenced a wealthy du Pont heir to probation for raping his 3-year-old daughter noted in her order that he 'will not fare well' in prison and needed treatment instead of time behind bars, court records show."
- The heir, the judge and the homeless mom: America's prison bias for the 1%
- Pro-Pot, Pro-Gay, Anti-NSA… and Running for Senate—"Meet Shenna Bellows, Maine's former ACLU chief who's looking to unseat Susan Collins with a mix of left and right issues that might appeal to millennials." This is how the Tea Party can be effectively countered.
- Tea Party Aims at Incumbents, but Falls Short—"The Tea Party has nudged Republicans to the right in Congress, but falls short when it comes to recruiting good challengers to take out incumbents." NYT
- Honey Maid ad features two father family, single father, military family and more in 'This is Wholesome' campaign
- 'Imperial Presidency' Becomes a Rallying Cry for Republicans—"While criticizing President Obama as weak, Republicans are also uniting behind a message of government overreach." NYT
- The Shame of American Politics: GOP Presidential Hopefuls now Trek to Las Vegas seeking Adelson Blessing
- Documents reveal secretive Hollywood group's shady donations to conservative politicians
- How the Right Hijacked Arizona—"Ultraconservatives have seized the state's Legislature—and the middle-of-the-road electorate has only its own apathy to blame."
- Once disgraced, Mark Sanford is unopposed—South Carolina, 'nuff said.
- The GOP's Amazing Doublespeak On Medicare And Social Security
- Senate Resolution To Honor Cesar Chavez Dies After Republican Tries To Add Border Security Language—"Senator Bob Menendez introduced a resolution to honor Cesar Chavez legacy but it was scuttled after Senator David Vitter tried to add language about border security and illegal labor."
- Christie is innocent, says Christie-ordered internal review
- 'Daily Show' Has A Field Day With Christie's Self-Exonerating Report
- Chris Christie update: New Jerseyans think guv's lying about Bridgegate—"Plus: A new report shows the ways that the Christie administration used public employees to secure endorsements." Salon
- Grand Jury Convened in Christie Bridge Scandal Probe
- Why Christie isn't out of the woods just yet
- $6 Billion Goes Missing at State Department
- Rick Scott Fundraiser Founded Drug Clinic Closed Due To Abuse Reports
- Charlie Crist: Rick Scott was 'stealing from sick people' as CEO
- The Trillions of Dollars U.S. Companies Are Hoarding Overseas—"And a tax repatriation holiday is no way to get them to bring it all back home."
- Senate report claims Caterpillar avoided $2.4bn in US taxes—"Carl Levin's subcommittee on investigations says the equipment-maker routed money through a Swiss subsidiary."
- Congress Should Keep Lights Off on Tax Package That Nets GE Billions in Tax Breaks
- An "Army of Lobbyists" Is Quietly Fighting for Budget-Busting Corporate Tax Breaks
- Congress once again moves to extend 'tax extenders'—"Analysis: The lucrative tax breaks take billions out of the budget, at great reward to lobbyists and lawmakers."
- NY's millionaires getting hefty tax breaks
- Here's The Exact Plan The Cheating GOP Is Using To Steal The 2014 Elections
- How Republicans Rationalize Voter Suppression—"The GOP's claims of defending 'voter integrity,' 'fairness,' and 'uniformity' are complete nonsense."
- Appeals Court Finds Florida's 2012 Voter Purge Broke The Law
- State elections officials seek tighter security—"State elections officials said Wednesday that they're investigating hundreds of cases of voters who appear to have voted in two states and several dozen who appear to have voted after their deaths."
- A Well-Informed Electorate Is a Prerequisite for Democracy—Not a coincidence that public education has been constantly attacked and degraded, and substituting information with Fox-News propaganda.
- Supreme Court Strikes Down Aggregate Limits On Campaign Contributions
- McCutcheon Decision Campaign Finance - The American Government Is Open For Corruption
- Critics attack Chief Justice John Roberts' opinion that the Internet will safeguard against campaign corruption
- The Supreme Court's Faulty Reasoning In McCutcheon v. FEC
- There Are No Gods on the Supreme Court—"The Supreme Court just made it easier to buy a vote in America today. So why are we still taking them so seriously?"
- Justice Roberts Hearts Billionaires—"The chief either doesn't believe, or doesn't care, that money corrupts politics."
- Justice Roberts Defends the Embattled Rich in McCutcheon
- Nancy Pelosi Slams Supreme Court's McCutcheon Ruling: 'Is This Supposed To Be A Money War?'
- I stood up to the supreme court. It just struck down democracy. What now?—"We should've seen the McCutcheon decision's blow coming. But we must still fight to get big money out of politics."
- Obama signs ban on public funding of presidential campaigns into law—"White House enacts Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act, day after supreme court removed cap on campaign contributions."
- The Court's Decision on 'McCutcheon' Will Empower the Oligarchs, Say Reformers
- Thanks to the Supreme Court, the US Just Moved One Step Closer to Full Oligarchy
- With 'McCutcheon' Ruling, An Activist Court Opts for Full-On Plutocracy
- History Shows Capitalism Begets Plutocracy
- The Koch Brothers and the Danger of American Plutocracy
- Greediest family on earth: Proof Koch brothers have just one political principle—"The Koch brothers like to pretend they're high-minded free marketers. Here's proof it's a scam." Salon
- Koch brothers vs. a bus: Why two billionaires hate a transit project in Nashville—"A bus rapid transit project is imperiled because a couple of rich guys love meddling." Salon
- Chuck Schumer: If People Know Who The Koch Brothers Are, We're Doing Something Right
- Politifact: Harry Reid says Koch brothers are richest family in the world—Mostly true.
- Charles Koch blasts "collectivists" in Wall Street Journal op-ed—"The billionaire industrialist and GOP donor says he's being unfairly maligned by for believing in liberty." Salon
- To Strike at Kochs, Democrats Revive Tactic That Hurt Romney NYT
- How to Vote Against the Koch Brothers
