Op-Ed | New Student Debt Scheme Turns Students Into Stock Options Proposed by Milton Friedman in the 1970s, Mitch Daniels' “Back a Boiler” initiative is like an investment in a piece of flesh-and-blood real estate. By Benjamin Balthaser , Truthout June 23, 2016 Truthout
Excerpt | How the $15 Minimum Wage Became a Reality in Seattle The following excerpt from “The Fight for $15” details the beginning of the successful $15 minimum wage movement in Seattle. By David Rolf , TheNewPress June 23, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Five Immigration Actions Obama Should Take Before Leaving Office Comprehensive immigration reform has failed. Something must be done. By Carl Lipscombe , Truthout June 23, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Why Dying Coral Reefs Will Bring Planetary Instability Instead of protecting the Great Barrier Reef and other coral reefs like it, we're destroying them. By The Daily Take Team , TheThomHartmannProgram June 23, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | The Case for a Child-Centered Energy and Climate Policy Fossil fuel combustion and associated air pollution and carbon dioxide is the root cause of much of children's ill health children. By Frederica Perera , EnvironmentalHealthNews June 23, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Obama and Wall Street Push for Passage of TPP During “Lame Duck” Session President Obama, Wall Street and the corporations are pushing for a vote in Congress in the “lame duck” congressional session. By Dave Johnson , CampaignforAmerica'sFuture June 23, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | The Struggle Against “Unification” in the Voting Booth What is clear is that many, if not most, sincere and rational voters on either side lack enthusiasm for their party's presumptive nominee. By Camillo Mac Bica , Speakout June 23, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Latin Night at Pulse: Homophobia, Islamophobia and the White Left Ignoring Latino issues is not new in the discourse of the white left. It is par for the course. By Alejandro Beltran , Speakout June 23, 2016 Truthout
News | How One French Town Combines Welcome for Migrants, Ecology and Social Emancipation Grande-Synthe is one of the very few French towns that welcome hundreds of migrants with dignity and respect. By Translated by Leslie Thatcher & Olivier Favier , Basta! June 22, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Prison Boycott in Illinois Targets Costs of Incarceration There are signs of a rising spirit of resistance that has not been seen since the Attica rebellion in 1971. By Brian Dolinar , Truthout June 22, 2016 Truthout