Excerpt | Why Walmart Matters to 21st Century Working-Class Struggle Sarah Jaffe covers the historical context of the struggles of Walmart workers fighting for better pay, conditions and rights at work. By Sarah Jaffe , NationBooks August 25, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor The Tax Evasion Double Standard: How US CEOs Are Withholding Revenue We just need to rein in companies that act like paying taxes is a negotiation. By The Daily Take Team , TheThomHartmannProgram August 25, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Do Huge Campaign Contributions Underline the Power of the Elite? The financial sector has contributed as much as $637u00a0million in 2016 to candidates, candidate committees and outside spending groups. By Deena Zaidi , Speakout August 25, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Rap-Rock Gods to Confer Anthems From Barclays The anti-heroesu00a0of rock andu00a0rap, Prophets of Rage, are set to galvanize Brooklyn, New York, this Saturday, August 27. By José Negroni , Speakout August 25, 2016 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor How a US Energy Company Tried to Sell Its Failing “Clean Coal” Project to the World The company behind the US' “clean coal” project pushed the technology around the world after discovering profound problems. By Zachary Boren , Energydesk August 24, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Why Solidarity Between the Movement for Black Lives and Palestine Makes Sense Human rights, not a common identity or history, are at the intersection of the Movements for Black Lives and Palestine. By David Palumbo-Liu , Truthout August 24, 2016 Truthout
News | School-Based Police Are Using Tasers on Students — and No One Knows How Often It Happens Children are being Tasered by school-based police officers, and no one knows about it. By Rebecca Klein , TheHechingerReport August 24, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Public Banks Could Break the Impasse Over Marijuana Money If marijuana-related money can't be banked, what's the alternative? There's a better option to “under the mattress.” By Marc Armstrong , Truthout August 24, 2016 Truthout
Excerpt | Economy & Labor “Unruly Equality”: A Brief History of Anarchism Discussing the strengths and weaknesses of contemporary anarchism, in relation to other sectors of the Left, has proven challenging. By Andrew Cornell , UniversityofCaliforniaPress August 24, 2016 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Trickle-Down Election Economics: How Big Money Can Affect Small Races Why New York's congressional and state Senate races could be donor draws. By Sarah Jaffe , Moyers&Company August 24, 2016 Truthout