News | Economy & Labor California Hotel Workers Defeat Boss Tactics to Win Union A week after Trump's win, hotel workers at Le Merigot Hotel voted 27 to 15 to unionize with UNITE HERE Local 11. By Samantha Winslow , LaborNotes December 25, 2016 Truthout
News | Community Rights: A Key to Conservation in Central America A new report bolsters the case for involving local communities in biodiversity and forest conservation. By Sandra Cuffe , Mongabay December 25, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Arctic Waters Have Been Rescued From Drilling, but What About the Land? Time is running out for Obama to say no to Big Oil and permanently protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — and the people who depend on it. By Brennan Lagasse , YES!Magazine December 25, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Are Governments Attempting to Curtail Dissent of Seniors by Stopping Social Security Checks? The latest effort to silence dissent is someone in the government falsifying records to show someone was in jail for more than 30 days and sending the records to … By Ann Wright , WarIsACrime December 25, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor A World in Shambles: An Interview With C.J. Polychroniou In place of the common good we have created atomized, segmented societies that promote a dog-eat-dog culture. By Alexandra Boutri & Marcus Rolle , Truthout December 25, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health William Rivers Pitt | My Mother’s Favorite Thing Nothing stops; the ripples from an act of kindness or courage extend ever outward. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout December 25, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | ALEC’s Little Brother, ACCE, Has Big Plans for 2017 ALEC and ACCE are evolving policies and structures to better insulate their corporate funders from the outrage of those they harm. By Steve Arnold , PRWatch December 25, 2016 Truthout
News | Five Ways to Defend Immigrant Workers Unions and workers centers are gearing up for a massive fight to defend immigrant members. By Sonia Singh , LaborNotes December 24, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Black Awakening, Class Rebellion Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor has written the most important book of 2016. By George Ciccariello-Maher , ROARMagazine December 24, 2016 Truthout
News | A Last Resort That Might Work: Small Town Votes in Community Bill of Rights to Ban Fracking Opposing a pipeline, residents in Waterville, Ohio, passed a new law to protect their right to clean air, water, and soil. By Jaime Alfaro , YES!Magazine December 24, 2016 Truthout