Op-Ed | Home Care Workers in New York City Take Fight for 15 Personally 1199SEIU wants to make New York the first state to enact a statewide $15 per hour law. By James Anderson , GraduateAssistantsUnited March 18, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | The Trillion Dollar Question the Media Have Neglected to Ask Presidential Candidates This trillion dollar nuclear weapons buildup has yet to inspire any questions about it during the presidential debates. By Lawrence S Wittner , HistoryNewsNetwork March 18, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Prisons & Policing Across Latin America, Governments Criminalize Social Movements to Silence Dissent The story of criminalization reflects the lengths that the Guatemalan government will go to guarantee that leaders remain in prison. By Jeff Abbott , WagingNonviolence March 17, 2016 Truthout
News | Environment & Health A “Victory for People Over Politics” as Feds Cancel Atlantic Drilling Plans Environmentalists won a victory over the oil and gas industry and its powerful allies in government this week. By Sue Sturgis , FacingSouth March 17, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Five Unanswered Foreign Policy Questions in the 2016 Presidential Race The nuances of foreign policy do not feature heavily in the ongoing presidential campaign. By Peter Van Buren , TomDispatch March 17, 2016 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Financial Industry Allies “Preempt” Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Payday Lending Fight Conservatives are assailing a rule on payday lending currently being formulated by the Obama administration as an attack on states' rights. By Sam Knight , TheDistrictSentinel March 17, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor After Reforms, Why Are Nail Salon Workers Not Seeing Swift Justice? Some nail salon owners are claiming discrimination to avoid complying with new regulations meant to protect immigrant workers. By Luna Ranjit , Truthout March 17, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Beyond the Bern: How Progressive Movements Leap Ahead of Electoral Politics Now that Bernie Sanders' candidacy has engendered new forms of progressive mobilization, we must decide what to do next. By Fred Guerin , Truthout March 17, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee Must Take a Stance on “Citizens United“ President Obama's Supreme Court justice nominee should clarify his position on the court's “Citizens United” ruling. By Derek D. Cressman , Truthout March 17, 2016 Truthout
Excerpt | Building Human Connections and Resistance in Solitary Confinement Todd Ashker details his efforts against solitary confinement at the infamous Pelican Bay State Prison in California. By Todd Ashker , TheNewPress March 17, 2016 Truthout