Relying on a particularly strained and incredulous legal analysis, the EEOC has ruled that laws against discrimination based on gender also bar discrimination based on sexual orientation.
It’s easy to see what Greece thinks it still needs Europe, it’s more of puzzle why Europe thinks it needs to hang on to Greece.
Greece reached a new deal with European bankers that seems oddly similar to the one that voters rejected just a week ago.
A Federal Judge has uphold a Patent Office ruling revoking the Redskins Trademarks on the ground that they are “disparaging” toward Native Americans.
In the past month, the Chinese stock market has lost more than 1/3 of its value.
The winners of the Women’s World Cup will get paid far less than the men that played last year, but that’s not because of sexism.
Greek voters rejected the latest bailout package, but that only seems likely to make things even worse for them.
The June Jobs Report was okay, but it certainly doesn’t inspire much confidence.
Greece’s Prime Minister seemed to give in to some of Europe’s demands today, but bankers are continuing to hold to the strict conditions they set last week.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a major case about public employee unions that could go a long way toward restraining their power.
The Greek Government is basically shutting the banking system down tomorrow as negotiations over its debt problems continue.
The Confederate battle flag is suddenly toxic.
Taylor Swift is taking a stand against Apple’s new streaming music service, and she’s largely right.
Surely it’s time to put a woman on American currency again, but why go after Alexander Hamilton?
Marijuana is legal in Colorado, but it’s illegal under Federal Law. Because of that, the Colorado Supreme Court dismissed a claim by resident who was fired when he tested positive for pot.
House Democrats defied President Obama on an important trade deal today, thus arguably marking the official beginning of his lame duck status.
We have unreasonable expectations for airlines.
Dave Schuler proposes a “radical idea” to safeguard individual privacy “in the wake of the hacking of Sony and the multiple credit card exploits over the last year or so.”
Most Americans think that income inequality is a problem, but they don’t all agree on what to do about it.
It’s getting easier and easier to cut the cord.
Billionaire wunderkind Elon Musk has had a lot of help from taxpayers.
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Muslim woman who was refused a job because of her hijab.
The economy contracted in the first quarter of 2015, and that suggests the rest of the year isn’t going to be very good either.
A minimum wage for thee, but not for me.
Several of the top representatives of soccer’s governing body have been indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in New York.
Los Angeles became the latest major city to increase its minimum wage. It’s a risky bet that is likely to do more harm than good.
A New Jersey legislator is proposing finally getting rid of an antiquated law that makes it illegal to pump your own gas in the Garden State.
There’s a better way to finance news than hiding it behind paywalls.
If a new campaign succeeds, Harriet Tubman could replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.
Congressman Darrell Issa says that America’s poor are generally better off than the poor in the rest of the world. While he’s correct, he’s also incredibly tone deaf.
Economic growth slowed significantly in the first three months of 2015, but it’s not clear what that means going forward.
The N.F.L.’s league office is giving up its tax exempt status, but that means far less than the headline implies.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is now appealing to the worst aspects of economic populism on the right.
“Chewie, we’re rich.”
The scandal that will make everyone forget about Benghazi.
One Missouri legislator is going on a crusade against a “problem” that may not actually exist.
A tale of Kafkaesque torture by Comcast Customer Service reveals that the person who really made the mistakes here was the homeowner.
February’s jobs report came in stronger than analysts expected, but wage growth remains stubbornly stagnant.
As expected, President Obama has vetoed the bill that would have authorized the Keystone XL Pipeline.
