Some of the folks watching the Republican presidential debates were struck by the fact that Donald Trump was apparently unfamiliar with the concept of the…

The great American middle class has become an anxious class – and it’s in revolt. Before I explain how that revolt is playing out, you…

A recent Pew Research report shows that the American middle class is disappearing. Most Americans are no longer considered middle class anymore. The wealth gap…

In the United States, disaster has become our most common mode of life. Proof that our daily existence was something other than a simmering, smoldering…

Russ Baker is an award-winning investigative reporter and journalist in the alternative media and founder of the independent progressive news and analysis site, WhoWhatWhy.com. Over…

One of the most firmly entrenched myths of the American Ideology is that the U.S. is a “middle class society,” a “land of opportunity” where…

Including the professional class, perhaps 3% of the workforce is truly independent. Being self-employed (i.e. owning your own small business that does not require employees)…

My friend Tonya, a woman in her late thirties who has lived in poverty for decades, called me today. “I feel like a sponge,” she said.…

What started the new Cold War? According to the State Department, it was Russia’s illegal violation of Ukraine’s sovereign borders. The Kremlin, for its part,…

I know a high school senior who’s so worried about whether she’ll be accepted at the college of her choice she can’t sleep. The parent…

Venture capitalist Nick Hanauer, a highly visible champion of Seattle’s $15/hour minimum wage, wrote a piece in the Atlantic last month pushing on another front…

It is increasingly apparent that today’s economy is not working for most of us. Growing inequality of wealth and income is putting the famous American…