Truthout
Economy & Labor
The Women on the Front Lines of Unionization at the Stamford Hilton Hotel
Class unity is key to winning, say the women.
Teachers in Revolt: Meet the Educators in Kentucky and Oklahoma Walking Out Over School Funding
Schools across Oklahoma are closed today for a third day as teachers continue their strike.
Tariffs Aren’t the Best Way to Protect US Steelworkers. Global Solidarity Is.
Trade unions should think carefully about opportunistically reverting to nationalism when political openings arise.
Red State Rebellion: Inside the Oklahoma Teacher Walkout
What started in West Virginia is rippling across the country.
How Food Stamps Are Keeping Small Farms in Business
New legislation could threaten SNAP recipients' access to local produce.
Starvation Wages Are a “Crime”: Lessons From MLK and the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike, 50 Years Later
H.B. Crockett and William ‘'Bill'’ Lucy discuss more.
DC Joins Seven States With Campaigns to Close Carried Interest Loophole
A tax loophole has made obscenely wealthy financial executives even wealthier.
Under GOP Tax Law, Top 1% Get Extra $33,000 per Year. The Poor? $40
The tax break for the wealthiest is even larger when corporate tax cuts, reduction of the estate tax are factored in.
A Dispatch From the UK University Staff Strikes
After years of seeing budget surpluses spent on vanity projects, lecturers rebelled against proposed pension cuts.
Scandal-Ridden Wells Fargo Rips Off Customers While Funding the Gun Industry and Carceral State
Big banks play a major role in the gun industry.