Op-Ed | Neoliberal Economists: Against Bernie Sanders and Common Sense A small tax on financial transactions could easily cover the costs of a single-payer health care system. By Jack Rasmus , teleSUR April 9, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Darkening Drillers’ Hopes in the Sunshine State Like everywhere else, fighting oil and gas in Florida now means taking on big pipeline projects. By Nadia Steinzor , EarthIslandJournal April 9, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Who Can Afford the Status Quo? A lot of Americans are hurting right now, and they stand to hurt even more if fossil fuel companies get their way. By Kate Aronoff , WagingNonviolence April 9, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | How Not to “Bern Out”: Ten Steps Toward a Future We Can Believe In Political revolution is a long haul, so here's a 10-point program to sustain a growing progressive movement. By Quincy Saul , Truthout April 9, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Court’s Decision on Recording Police Erodes First Amendment Rights and Transparency The right to record police activities is an increasingly vital digital rights issue. By Sophia Cope & Shahid Buttar , ElectronicFrontierFoundation April 8, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Attempted Coup in Brazil Seeks to Reverse Election Results Brazil's anti-democratic, corrupt elite is trying to take the country back to its pre-democratic past. By Mark Weisbrot , TheHill April 8, 2016 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Energy Department Seeks Public Process for Nuclear Waste Storage Illinois has the most reactors and waste sites of any state, with the decommissioning Zion reactor and six operating plants. By Kari Lydersen , MidwestEnergyNews April 8, 2016 Truthout
News | Immigrant Activists Call for AFL-CIO to Expel Border Patrol Union After Donald Trump Endorsement “There's no room for hate in the house of labor,” said the Not1More campaign. By Mario Vasquez , InTheseTimes April 8, 2016 Truthout
News | How Private Prison Companies Use Big Tax Breaks and Low Wages to Maximize Profit The nation's largest private prison firms are still cutting corners despite millions of dollars in federal income tax breaks. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout April 8, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Wall Street Should Pay a Sales Tax, Too When a high-rolling trader buys millions of dollars' worth of stocks or derivatives, there's no levy at all. By Sarah Anderson , OtherWords April 8, 2016 Truthout