As the field of candidates narrows, New York City residents report wealth distribution as a top issue.
Bill de Blasio stood alone Monday as the sole Democratic candidate in New York City’s mayoral race -- his final opponent, William C. Thompson, Jr. announced that he would forgo a recount leaving de Blasio to square off
A new report shows women who have recently graduated college disproportionately struggle to find jobs in their fields, especially in the public sector.
The campaign, “Vanishing Rights,” aims to raise awareness about a 1986 law that allows the government to read emails after six months.
Laws protecting Americans’ privacy online have not been updated since 1986, years before the Internet was available to the public, meaning that police can view any email older than 180 days without a warrant. It’s become a major issue for civil liberties groups who say that laws need to be overhauled in order to protect online privacy
Though often touted as key to a city’s prosperity, expensive sports stadiums are rarely worth the investment.
Despite having billions in personal wealth, the owners of professional sports teams are increasingly relying upon taxpayer subsidies to pay for stadiums or renovate existing ones, ThinkProgress reports. Across the U.S.,
For-profit banks are lobbying Congress to change the rules as thousands of Americans switch to not-for-profit financial institutions.
Cooperatively run credit unions used by 96 million Americans could lose their tax exempt status if Congress approves a proposal from big banks to tax the not-for-profit financial institutions. Behind the push to impose a tax on credit unions is the American Bankers Association
Some 50,000 unionized service industry workers at major hotel-casinos may go on strike over stalled contract negotiations.
Stalled contract negotiations could soon lead to a major strike by 50,000 bartenders, maids and food servers working at 20 hotel-casinos in Las Vegas, Nev. A strike of this size could shut down or significantly limit operations at some of the largest Las Vegas casinos, including the MGM Grand and Caesar’s Palace.
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Three years into austerity, it may seem like just another strike — but a labor action of equivalent scale in the U.S. would be unprecedented.
As the Greek economy continues its freefall, the country’s top unions have called for a nationwide general strike this week to protest government plans to axe 15,000 public sector jobs and suspend another 25,000 as
