Op-Ed | Corporate Suppression of Direct Democracy Fuels Fight for Community Rights The corporate state is dismantling our democracy. We must ensure that every community, not just every vote, counts. By Kai Huschke , Truthout September 6, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Is the US Public Ready for Single-Payer National Health Insurance? Health care reform has become a top-down issue — corporate profits and oligarchy vs. democracy and the public interest. By John Geyman , Speakout September 6, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections The “Shocking” Truth About Election Rigging in the United States Paperless and privatized electronic voting systems have made the US tradition of election rigging that much easier. By Victoria Collier , Truthout September 5, 2016 Truthout
News | For-Profit Pipeline Company Claims “Public Benefit” in Seizing Private Lands in Pennsylvania New and protracted battles in the fracking war are breaking out near the Marcellus Shale over pipeline companies' use of eminent domain. By Larry Buhl , DeSmogBlog September 5, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | How Much Will the War on Unions Cost You This Labor Day? The decline of unions has probably cost you, or someone close to you, thousands of dollars since last Labor Day. By Richard Eskow , CampaignforAmerica'sFuture September 5, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health The Link Between Uranium From the Congo and Hiroshima: A Story of Twin Tragedies The uranium used to build the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima came from the Shinkolobwe mine in the province of Katanga. By Susan Williams , TheConversation September 5, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Will Debates Inject Ideas Into Election Coverage? That’s Debatable Debates that include only the two major party candidates are far less likely to pull candidates off their scripts. By Janine Jackson , FAIR September 5, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Labor Day 2016: Moderate Progress in Last Year Workers have a long way to go before they get back their share of the pie. By Dean Baker , Truthout September 5, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | “Equal Pay” Is Not So Equal The gender pay gap is no myth. By John Miller , Dollar&Sense September 5, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Latino Advisers to Trump, “We Quit!“ It may have come as a surprise to Trump, a guy who loves to fire people, when half of his Hispanic Advisory Board quit after his immigration speech. By Terrance Heath , CampaignforAmerica'sFuture September 5, 2016 Truthout