Last month, the White House introduced a program that would effectively overhaul the tax code and, as Robert Kuttner put it, "locked [Obama] in as a defender of social insurance and working Americans." The five-pronged tax plan would cut rates and inefficient and unfair tax breaks, increase

The recent U.S. outbreak of foodborne illness - the deadliest in more than a decade - is a stark reminder that regulations play a vital role in protecting the public.

ALBANY — Cleanup of hard-hit areas in New York from Tropical Storm Irene is expected to take months because roads and bridges have to be rebuilt, farms restored and infrastructure reconstructed. While experts say the flooding was impossible to prevent, the storm that ravaged upstate wasn't initially

A commission appointed by the Massachusetts legislature is considering the creating a state Partnership Bank to boost the local economy by increasing community development lending.

Obama put[s] the U.S. government solidly back on the side of the middle class

Today We Start Rebuilding the American Middle Class