We are living in a time of tremendous injustice. The majority of people in the U.S. (and the world) lack the basic securities necessary for psychological and material well-being. All the while, a tiny minority of people have amassed huge piles of money. This gap between rich and poor demonstrates an absence [...]

Each day, it seems, there are more signs of a serious economic downturn. On Friday, the price of crude oil jumped by an unprecedented $10.75 to more than $138 per barrel, with major U.S. stock market indexes dropping roughly three percent for the day. The rise in the U.S. unemployment rate in May was [...]