Op-Ed | Growing, Growing, Gone: Transforming the Global Economy Before It’s Too Late If the rules of the growth-oriented system are to be changed, we cannot expect the system to autocorrect. We must change it. By Alnoor Ladha & Martin Kirk , Truthout March 14, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor A Key Component of US Fascism Is Already in Place The working ingredients of fascism are already there in our increasingly consolidated and monopolized economy. By The Daily Take Team , TheThomHartmannProgram March 14, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | The 13th Amendment Exclusion Clause: Slavery by Any Name The 13th Amendment banned slavery in America. But it added an exclusion clause: Slavery would be allowed as punishment for a crime. By Barbara Koeppel , Speakout March 14, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | The Democratic Party’s Mitosis Voters face a choice in the Democratic Primary that could be deeply significant both in terms of the long-term direction of the party. By Jerry Kloby , Speakout March 14, 2016 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections How Billionaires Use Nonprofits to Bypass Governments and Force Their Agendas on Humanity As wealth becomes concentrated in fewer hands, so does political and social power via foundations and non-profits. By Sarah Lazare , AlterNet March 13, 2016 Truthout
News | More Plastic Than Fish in Oceans by 2050 Helps Drive Calls for Reduced Plastic Use Advocates against single-use plastics say cleaning up the world's oceans will take individual efforts and policy change. By Erin Rode , Truthout March 13, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Dogmas of Our Economic System Must Change, Says Former Economic Hit Man Author John Perkins discusses how “economic hit men” today are even more entrenched in the US political system. By Mark Karlin , Truthout March 13, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Please Clap: The Bush Dynasty Has Been Broken What happens to your fist when you open your hand? It disappears. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout March 13, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Why Peace People Should Care About Money in Politics How is money stealing center stage in the upcoming elections? By Rebecca Green , PINKtank March 13, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | No Ordinary Election Year: Crisis, Collapse and Public Imagination In this bizarre and unsettling presidential primary season, everybody is getting on everyone else's last nerve. By Kay Whitlock , BeaconBroadside March 13, 2016 Truthout