Environment & Health Sacrifice Zones Part 2: Petrochemical Development Threatens the Pacific Northwest Bernstein investigates how proposals for petrochemical development in the Pacific Northwest threatens the region's core cultural, social, and environmental values. By Monica Lopez & Barbara Bernstein , MakingContact June 23, 2017 Truthout
Economy & Labor Economic Update: Capitalism’s Self-Destruction This week's episode discusses the declining California State University system, Trump vs. coal industry realities and much more. By Richard D. Wolff , Truthout June 23, 2017 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor If You Work a Full-Time Job, You Shouldn’t Be Earning a Poverty Wage CounterSpin interviews Holly Sklar on living wage economics. By Janine Jackson , FAIR June 19, 2017 Truthout
Economy & Labor Economic Update: When the US Government Destroyed a Political Party This week's episode discusses the Oklahoma cutting funds for public schools, why Americans don't take the paid vacations owed to them and more. By Richard D. Wolff , Truthout June 16, 2017 Truthout
Interview | Culture & Media Misleading, Myth-Based Reporting Risks Giving Cover to Slash Vital Programs Rebecca Vallas discusses The Washington Post's series on disability insurance. By Janine Jackson , FAIR June 15, 2017 Truthout
Environment & Health Sacrifice Zones: Fossil Fuels Lay Waste to Iconic Landscapes A rash of proposals have surfaced in communities throughout the Northwest to export vast amounts of fossil fuels to Asian markets. By Monica Lopez & Barbara Bernstein , MakingContact June 9, 2017 Truthout
Economy & Labor Economic Update: Human Nature and Capitalism This week's episode discusses California and Nevada's steps toward universal medical insurance, the Toronto housing bubble and more. By Richard D. Wolff , Truthout June 9, 2017 Truthout
Economy & Labor Economic Update: Economic Failures and the Blame Game This week's episode discusses how big banks fix rates, the IRS checks on churches and how CEOs' pay rises fastest to worsen US inequality and more. By Richard D. Wolff , Truthout June 2, 2017 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights Ari Berman on the Attack on Voting Rights Iowa Republicans are pushing a strict voter ID law that could disenfranchise 11 percent of the state's eligible voters. By Janine Jackson , FAIR May 31, 2017 Truthout
Taxcast: Britain’s Second Empire Taxcast talks with Michael Oswald about his new film “The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire.” By Naomi Fowler , TaxJusticeNetwork May 30, 2017 Truthout