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After a brief half-hour meeting last night, the Rent Guidelines Board voted on proposed increase rents for NYC rent stabilize...
Nancy Pelosi blasted the GOP yesterday, first for pushing the enaction of the Defense of Marriage Act, then for spending mill...
Will the Grand Bargain mean cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security? The so-called Chained CPI could help pay for the...
Fred DeLuca, co-founder of Subway, is just the latest conservative complainer to claim his business is adversely affected by ...
There's a lot of talk but no action on the sequester. The devastating cuts are scheduled to hit next month, Republicans a...
In his State of the Union, President Obama proposed raising the minimum wage to $9.00 per hour and Republicans wasted no ...
Will America's biggest corporations finally be paying their fair share? Now that the wealthiest one percent are back to p...
According to a report published by Ventures Africa, an African business magazine and news service, the new title holder is Ni...
By Beth Pinsker GladstoneNEW YORK, Nov 23 (Reuters) - In a one-day blitz of shopping, consumers are expected to empty their w...
Photo source: FlickrThe numbers reveal the deadening effects of inequality in our country, and confirm that tax avoidance, ra...
By: Robert Sobel of Examiner.comPresident George W. Bush is criticized by Democrats at every turn, but also by Republicans. W...
The MTA will do just about anything to make a buck.The cash-strapped agency announced Wednesday that it would offer up the fr...
Nothing less than the integrity of our democracy is at stake.Citizens United opened the floodgates to a Super PAC arms race t...
Photo credit: The Nasdaq board in Times Square advertises Facebook debut on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Getty)Facebook's sto...
DALLAS -- The company that makes Twinkies, Wonder bread and Ding Dongs says it's making a final offer to workers to accep...
5 reasons why Ronald Reagan was worse than George W. BushBy: Robert SobelApril 13, 2012President George W. Bush is criticized...
Photo credit: Je & Jo Ice Cream owner Jonathan Baker uses iPad as a wireless register. (Nancy Borowick)By Erik OrtizWhen cust...
New Yorkers struggling to climb the economic ladder are realizing it's a tougher slog now than ever before.That's bec...
New York's for sale -- or at least its unwanted items.Working with eBay, the state will launch the website NYSStore.com i...
Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged no tax hikes, but warned of skyrocketing pension costs and ballooning budget deficits in futu...
Blacks, Hispanics and younger New Yorkers had the hardest time finding a job in the waning months of 2011, according to data ...
Gov. Andrew Cuomo rolled out his 2012-13 state budget proposal Tuesday, warning that school districts that don't implement a ...
Sean runs an insurance/financial advisory practice at New York Life, providing long-term care, life insurance, and investment...
New York City was one of the few shining gems in the country's flailing real-estate market this year, with high rental and p...
Unless there's a major boost to the economy, it looks like both the city and state governments will be looking for unconvent...
Layoffs of nearly 3,500 state employees could be avoided under a contract agreement with Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday.T...
1600 WWRL - New York's progressive talk station seeks qualified candidates for radio/internet sales with minimum three years ...
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According to the U.S. Supreme Court, Monsanto has the right to control our food supply. In a unanimous ruling released this m...
According to the U.S. Supreme Court, Monsanto has the right to control our food supply. In a unanimous ruling released this m...
Last year, five major U.S. Banks and 49 state attorneys general agreed on a $25 billion settlement to compensate victims of a...
Last year, five major U.S. Banks and 49 state attorneys general agreed on a $25 billion settlement to compensate victims of a...
Most of us are still feeling the effects of a struggling economy, but the corporate elite and the Wall Street banksters are d...
Most of us are still feeling the effects of a struggling economy, but the corporate elite and the Wall Street banksters are d...
Republicans want to stop the Securities and Exchange Commission from adopting rule 4-637, which would require corporations to...
The banksters are cashing in off their own disaster. The big banks are buying up distressed real estate by the boat load, and...
As if the economic risks of austerity, derivatives trading, and an under-regulated banking industry weren't enough... A n...
Senator Warren ripped a banking regulator yesterday for withholding information on how many illegal foreclosures took place d...
President Obama has officially released his fifth annual budget. Once again, the president has put forward a mix of infrastru...
It's one of Republicans' favorite lies – that Americans are burdened with the weight of one of the world's ...
Minutes before 5am, early Saturday morning, members of the Senate did something they haven't done in four years - they pa...
Republicans are already plotting their next opportunity to take our nation hostage. At his weekly press conference, John Boeh...
When you think European financial crisis, you think Greece, or Spain, or Italy. But economic trouble in the small island nati...
The Obama Administration wants to hand over access to your financial records to the CIA, NSA, and other law enforcement agenc...
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp is supposed to insure deposits and regulate banks, but the agency has helped the banksters...
After two failed attempts to prevent the sequester on Thursday, Congress gave up efforts to stop the austerity measures, and ...
Today, Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles will put out a new deficit-reduction plan. The pair served on President Obama's fi...
On Tuesday, President Obama urged Congress to put off the looming sequester of nearly a trillion dollars in spending cuts. Bu...
For the first time since 2009, the U.S. economy shrank last quarter. New numbers out of the Commerce Department, show that th...
Of what might happen if Republicans refuse to raise the debt limit, is beginning to emerge. According to analysis by the Bipa...
The United States is set to jump into an austerity economic death spiral this year. Already – thanks to Republican host...
The House of Representatives needed overtime – but late Tuesday night, they agreed with the Senate and passed legislati...
The first casualties of going over the so-called “fiscal cliff” will be more than two million unemployed American...
Secretary of Treasury Tim Geithner announced on Wednesday that in addition to the fiscal cliff deadline at the end of the yea...
You’ll end up dead in a drone strike or indefinitely detained in Gitmo. But, if you’re a big Wall Street bank and...
They’re going to use the debt ceiling to hold senior citizens on Medicare hostage. In an interview with Fox News on Sun...
In negotiations over the so-called “fiscal cliff.” In a plan presented to Republicans by Treasury Secretary Tim G...
On Monday, the Bank of England named former Goldman Sachs investment banker Mark Carney as its new chief – adding to th...
On Thursday, oil giant BP pled guilty to 14 charges related to the 2010 gulf oil spill and agreed to pay $4.5 billion in fine...
That’s the essence of what Vice President Joe Biden said following the Democrats’ big wins on Election night. Spe...
How a man who’s been lying to the American people for over a year – has offshore bank accounts – and pays a...
You ain’t seen nothing yet. A new report by Open Secrets reveals that non-Party SuperPACs and “dark money” ...
The International Monetary Fund cut its growth forecasts for the world economy – and warned that there is a “alar...
For those who still don’t think Citizens United is having a profound effect on our democracy – consider this: 78%...
Hacktivists working within the group “Anonymous” are claiming they’ve caught the FBI spying on more than 12...
Water. According to a new report by Food & Water Watch, a growing number of pirate equity firms are moving into strugglin...
Eight billion dollars is a lot of money, but a small price to pay to stay out of jail. As the New York Times reports today, c...
After it was the first bank to be hit by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for defrauding consumers and ordered to pay...
While small businesses have certainly taken a hit following the Bush Great Recession, the evidence shows that American entrep...
The U.S. call center industry has lost 500,000 jobs over the last six years thanks to corporations like Bank of America, Well...
A new report from the Federal Reserve says that families’ median net worth fell 40 percent from 2007 to 2010. That&rsqu...
The President, or perhaps more specifically, Jay Carney was bombarded with tough and very aggressive questions by reporters t...
As CNN reports – wage theft complaints have increased 400% over the last decade – with over 7,000 lawsuits allegi...
Check out a new report by the Associated Press today – showing that average CEO compensation topped $9.6 million in 201...
The pharmaceutical industry is the single biggest defrauder of Americans taxpayers in the country – surpassing the Defe...
Small businesses are screwed. Giant transnational corporate tax dodgers are costing small businesses thousands of dollars. No...
As banks have once again returned to making pre-recession profits – thanks mostly to their taxpayer bailout – the...
Pay no attention to the lies already coming from the Right – corporations are paying less in taxes in America than they...
Most CEOs who watch their corporation’s stock value drop in half get fired, or at the very least take a pay cut. But no...
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas is out with its annual report on America’s banking industry – and the numbers ...
Republicans in Congress unveiled their vision for America today – and if they succeed, the 99% of us are condemned to l...
The largest online protest in the history of the Internet may have derailed SOPA and PIPA earlier this year – but major...
Former Goldman Sachs Executive Director Greg Smith recently resigned from the banking giant, and today in a New York Times op...
But here’s the truth: high gases prices have nothing to do with lack of available gas in America. That’s because ...
Last December – the Montana State Supreme Court ignored the Citizens United ruling – and continued its ban on cor...
All 50 Attorneys General across the nation have until today to decide if they’re going to sign on to a settlement with ...
Today the Republican primary race for the White House hits Florida. Polls indicate that Mitt Romney is headed for a victory i...
Mitt Romney staged an event outside of a Fannie Mae-foreclosed home so he could embarrass Newt Gingrich over Newt's ties ...
Yesterday – Jefferson County, Alabama filed bankruptcy – and became the latest victim of the high crimes on Wall...
It’s Halloween, and the streets are full of kids, wandering around in colorful costumes. Some of them are trick-or-tr...
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Equality Pride Radio celebrates New York City's LGBT community. Finance, politics, legal matters, health & fitness, life-coa...
Equality Pride Radio celebrates New York City's LGBT community. Finance, politics, legal matters, health & fitness, life-coa...
Equality Pride Radio celebrates New York City's LGBT community. Finance, politics, legal matters, health & fitness, life-coa...
Equality Pride Radio celebrates New York City's LGBT community. Finance, politics, legal matters, health & fitness, life-coa...
Equality Pride Radio celebrates New York City's LGBT community. Finance, politics, legal matters, health & fitness, life-coa...
Equality Pride Radio celebrates New York City's LGBT community. Finance, politics, legal matters, health & fitness, life-coa...
Equality Pride Radio celebrates New York City's LGBT community. Finance, politics, legal matters, health & fitness, life-coa...
