The benefits provide important economic support for older people who cannot work. The White House recently halted changes to ...

Stacker compiled a list of seven moments where Asian American and Black American solidarity paved the way for broad-stroke ...

It was the early 1960s. It was the time of the New Frontier, the Great Society, and the War on Poverty programs. It was the era of the Peace Corps, ...

From Eli Whitney’s cotton gin to Ted Benna’s 401(k), these pioneers came up with ideas and innovations that still resonate today.

When civil rights are no longer guaranteed for our students, our public education system is that much weaker. Access to high quality schools and educators is critically important for the future of ...

Economic turbulence is testing business owners everywhere. Those who act deliberately now will be positioned to thrive, not just survive, in the year ahead. Entrepreneurs should find ways to be ...

Did you know that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 wasn’t supposed to include job protections for women? Title VII—the section that covers job discrimination—included race, color, religion and national ...

In addition to a US Government shutdown at midnight on September 30, 2025, due to failure to pass a spending bill, an event largely ignored by America’s mainstream media was the expiration of the ...

One of the United States’ most successful regional trade pacts, the African Growth and Opportunity Act, expires at midnight on Tuesday, with no extension in sight. That’s a shame, because the ...

Its killers were many: A GOP-led gravediggers campaign determined to “make America great again” by undoing decades of progress; a U.S. Supreme Court that dismantled affirmative action, voting ...

The Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission (Fresno EOC) has named a new CEO with hope to close the books on recent financial troubles. Steven R. Lewis will take the reins as the new CEO effective ...

On the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, we honor those who strived for that victory by defending its true legacy—one that demands not just political participation, but economic justice as ...