Hiltzik: The pointlessness of deficit hawks

If you are wired into the flow of campaign news — as I am, for my…

Hiltzik: Trump’s fakery about overtime pay

Donald Trump, in his determined effort to claim the mantle of friend of the working man…

Trump says he won’t tax tips, OT, Social Security. Critics see ‘sham’

The last time Donald Trump was president, he delivered a massive tax cut, touting the many…

Los Angeles should hike hotel and airport workers’ pay, report says

A proposal by City Council members to raise the minimum wages of workers at large hotels…

Hedge fund challenges Murdoch family’s longtime control over News Corp.

Activist investor Starboard Value is challenging the ownership structure of media empire News Corp., arguing that…

Hiltzik: Harris lays out a policy for the middle- and working classes

Up to now, Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign has been careful about rolling out its policy initiatives,…

Hiltzik: Whose tips policy is better for workers, Trump’s or Harris’?

Every four years, the just-toss-an-idea-out-there phase of the presidential race precedes the serious campaigning that starts…

Hiltzik: Time to retire our aging Supreme Court justices

If it’s true that as Mark Twain supposedly said, history doesn’t repeat itself but it often…