Culture

Expanded Social Security and Medicare are important building blocks on the foundation laid down in 1935.

Much like other teacher actions that have occurred across the nation, Sacramento teachers are demanding changes to their salaries, reduced class sizes, and increases in school support staff including more nurses, psychologists, librarians, and program specialists.

The fundraising drive "sparked the compassion of donors" to lift the medical debt of service members, veterans and their families.

Historic lawsuit launched by the Waorani people of Ecuador to save their homes – and our planet – from destruction.

"Any lawmaker who doesn't want to invoke the wrath of their constituents should vote for its clean passage on the House floor."

Since 1985 the average Wall Street bonus has increased by 1,000 percent.

If between 1979 and 2018, the American economy almost tripled in size, so where did the gains go? Most went to the top.

The deaths of school-age children in the United States to guns has become an epidemic.

In 2016, the top 1 percent paid 37.3 percent of individual income taxes.

"Especially in the last few years, if you look at the rates of increase of opioid overdose death rates, we find that especially black Americans have had a stark increase in the death rates compared to other groups – in fact, more than white Americans."