News Analysis | Five Things We Can Do to Help Fix the Economy in 2013 Mark Weisbrot offers five economic strategies for growth and improvement in America in 2013. By Mark Weisbrot , CenterforEconomicandPolicyResearch January 11, 2013 Truthout
News Analysis | Latvia’s Economic Disaster as a Neoliberal Success Story: A Model for Europe and the US? Latvia is portrayed as the country where labor did not fight back, but simply emigrated politely and quietly. By Michael Hudson & Jeffrey Sommers , NakedCapitalism January 11, 2013 Truthout
Cartoon | Middle Class Copyright Universal Uclick. By Ted Rall , UniversalUclick January 11, 2013 Truthout
Excerpt | Economy & Labor The Challenge of the Era of Technological Abundance The new understandings that the Internet increasingly underscores are moral wild cards. By Gar Alperovitz , DemocracyCollaborativePress January 11, 2013 Truthout
News | A Guantanamo Prisoner Is Buried as New Details About His Death Begin to Surface The mystery of how Adnan Latif died alone in his cell remains locked in the files of Gitmo. By Jason Leopold , Truthout January 11, 2013 Truthout
News | Industry Consultants Warn Frackers: Do Not Underestimate the Global Anti-Fracking Movement New report advises the industry to quell opposition by reforming its practices. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout January 11, 2013 Truthout
News | Billionaires, Ballots and a State Budget Crisis Drive Education Reform in Washington State: A Case Study Well-funded education reform groups have decided to take matters into their own hands. By Yana Kunichoff , Truthout January 11, 2013 Truthout
Op-Ed | World Bank on Climate: “Turn Down the Heat” – Is It Really This Bad? Impacts of climate change are worse than stated, but solutions could be easier than commonly understood. By Bruce Melton , Truthout January 11, 2013 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor On the News With Thom Hartmann: Decriminalization of Marijuana Possession Is one of New York Governor’s Top Legislative Priorities, and More New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said that decriminalization of marijuana possession is one of his top legislative priorities By Thom Hartmann , TheThomHartmannProgram January 10, 2013 Truthout