By taxing companies that pay poverty wages, state and local governments can help cover federal cuts to safety net programs low-wage workers rely on.

Typical pay at the largest low-wage employers is so low that workers can’t cover basic necessities and often have to rely on public assistance.

In a typical year, over 60 percent of American households get refunds from the IRS. People get refunds if too much money was ...

A first-generation college student fears other young people from working families won't get the financial aid she's relied on for her education.

Here’s what the folks at the Post are not telling you: If you’re an average American taxpayer, you’re paying federal income ...

Immigrant and human rights advocates are calling on the retailer to stop cooperating with abusive federal immigration agencies.

As more charitable giving comes from our country’s wealthiest donors, more of that giving is going into charitable intermediaries like private foundations and donor-advised funds. These two giving ...

I’m a kindergarten teacher in St. Paul, Minnesota, working hard and contributing to the diverse community I love. But with two children, it’s hard getting by in ...

Men dominate the top of the economic summit while women are saddled with higher levels of debt, poverty, and unpaid care work. The global trend towards extreme wealth and income concentration has ...

Inequality has been on the rise across the globe for several decades. Some countries have reduced the numbers of people living in extreme poverty. But economic gaps have continued to grow as the very ...

The Washington Post’s decision — at the behest of billionaire Jeff Bezos — to fire, according to some estimates, over 40 percent of the newsroom is devastating for journalism and the DC area. Despite ...