Ray Perryman is the head of The Perryman Group and serves as a distinguished professor at the International Institute for Advanced Studies. In 2022, 37.9 million people (11.5% the U.S. population), ...

The pandemic has been rough for families living on the edge. On a chilly January afternoon, 5-year-old NyAnna House asked her friend Audrey to play. "Let's go outside and ride bikes," she said, ...

Gov. Ned Lamont unveiled plans Monday to cut state income taxes for more than 211,000 working poor families by an average of $211 over the next year. The governor’s proposal to bolster the state ...

It shouldn't come as a surprise. In a city that converted the common cup of joe into a high-priced addiction, a city that sports glittering stadiums and gleams with software millionaires, a city that ...

“My grandfather’s death, six months into the pandemic, is more than a tragedy,” Sarah Jones wrote at New York magazine, where she is a columnist, in late 2020. “His fate is as political as it is ...

Low-income Mississippi residents face significant challenges in accessing affordable health care. In 2021, Mississippi had the fifth-highest uninsured rate in the country. Today, nearly one-in-five ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. What was your first thought when you heard the Republicans were seeking to impose new ...

Unpleasant working conditions are a top reason nurses walk away from their jobs at long-term care facilities and hospitals, and bid adieu to healthcare, according to a new report. The study, published ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania – Kamala Harris had a chance to rally the working class in deep red Pennsylvania. She did an invite-only pit stop instead. Hundreds of supporters chanted “Ka-ma-la” when the ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- California has the largest number of nail salons and licensed manicurists in the country, but labor violations continue for workers in the industry, according to a new report ...