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In an op-ed for CNN, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka discusses the importance of increasing transparency in what companies pay their CEOs. He says that something is "terribly wrong" in the way our system currently works and that, at a minimum, the first step toward improving the situation is to reduce the secrecy around what these big corporations are doing.
The former president spent a few hours fulfilling his civic duty and taking photos with a group of surprised potential jurors in Dallas.
The NBC affiliate reported that paramedics were rushing to the scene.
Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 94 in Mercer County, N.J., became a classroom recently for young workers taking part in Common Sense Economics, led by Jennifer Higgins of AFT Local 1904 and Carli Meneses, president of Machinists (IAM) Local 2339N.
Raw meat, animal crackers and spray paint were used to vandalize the Florida home of lion-hunting dentist Walter Palmer.
Student loan debt can cost you more than principal and interest. It can mean postponing major milestones of adulthood.
A Florida man claims a "stand your ground defense" after shooting 16-year-old burglar stealing TV from neighbor's home. WESH's Matt Grant reports.
A poll released Wednesday showed Americans top choices for the new face of the $10 bill.
Last week, writers and staff members of the Guardian's U.S. office voted unanimously to join The NewsGuild-CWA. Recent weeks have seen a flurry in successful organizing activity at digital media outlets, with Salon and Gawker also having similar votes.
"I raise this history because now more than ever we need clear thinking in our foreign policy," he said.
