Op-Ed | Economy & Labor The Trade Deal Crusaders: Can They Never Learn? Proponents of the Trans-Pacific Partnership seem to believe that they really just face a marketing problem. By Dean Baker , Truthout December 19, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Jails in LA County Knowingly Expose Prisoners to Deadly Fungal Infection LA County is building a new jail in an area where valley fever — a potentially fatal fungal infection — is endemic. By Kenneth E. Hartman , Christina Tsao , Diana Zuñiga , Truthout December 19, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | “What Are Those Cries?” What Happened When I Went Inside a Pig Farm We rescued one lucky piglet. By Jenny McQueen , Speakout December 19, 2016 Truthout
News | “Stop the Violence”: Can Community Groups Replace Police Without Supporting the Police? Anti-violence initiatives face hard decisions about how to align themselves in relation to the state and the police. By Josmar Trujillo , Truthout December 18, 2016 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Mexico Reportedly Moves Ahead With Controversial Pipeline, Despite Moratorium A pipeline under construction in northern Mexico has become a major controversy in the Yaqui indigenous community. By Andrea Arzaba , GlobalVoices December 18, 2016 Truthout
News | President Obama Keeps on Deporting Central American Teens; What Will Trump Do? The blueprint established under the Obama administration to deport teenagers continues to operate unabated. By Danica Jorden , openDemocracy December 18, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections White Nationalism in the Oval Office and the Suppression of Dissent The only moments of clarity in Trump's speech occur when he uses a hate-filled vocabulary of xenophobia, racism and misogyny. By Henry A. Giroux , Truthout December 18, 2016 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor How Standing Rock’s Divest Campaign Can Stop Future Pipelines As banks begin to respond, environmental movements are learning the importance of speaking clearly about the financial risks of fossil fuel investment. By Colby Devitt , YES!Magazine December 18, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor The US Protects Its Wealthy Professionals Financially While Throwing Workers to the Wolves Patent and copyright monopolies redistribute income upwards, says Dean Baker. By Mark Karlin , Truthout December 18, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Guilty of Grand Theft Overtime: Ruling Denies Protection to Millions of Workers Why did Judge Mazzant issue the injunction and why is he so keen on denying raises to millions of workers? By Tyler Zimmer , SocialistWorker December 18, 2016 Truthout