Interview | Economy & Labor Q & A With Jeremy Lent, Author of “The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity’s Search for Meaning” What is the "patterning instinct?" By Peter Handel , Speakout June 1, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor The Time Is Now to Push for Real Populist Tax Reform If Trump wants to eliminate the "death tax" — let's push for an expanded inheritance tax instead. By Jeffrey Mikkelson , Truthout May 31, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Philly Teachers Call Off Work in Bottom-Up Campaign A group of teachers organized their own protest to show solidarity on May Day. By Samantha Winslow , LaborNotes May 30, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Beyond the CBO Score: How Trump’s Budget and the AHCA Are Dismantling the Safety Net Both the AHCA and Trump's budget would cause tremendous amounts of suffering and pain across all of our communities. By Simon Haeder , TheConversation May 30, 2017 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor A 91-Year-Old to the Illinois Governor: Pass a Budget, Help People Dr. Alfred Klinger discusses why he is marching, the need for voices of poor families and what's gone wrong in the Illinois state capitol. By Paul Nyhan , EqualVoiceNews May 29, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Trump Versus Ryan: The Race to Eliminate the Federal Government Unfortunately, the Trump budget is not the first time the Republicans have proposed largely eliminating the federal government. By Dean Baker , Truthout May 29, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Trump: Corporate Trade as Usual, Now With Added Xenophobia In spite of Trump's pledge, the TTIP suits his corporate buddies and the EU's corporate trade agenda too well. By Staff , CorporateEuropeObservatory May 27, 2017 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor “From Laughable to Inevitable”: $15 Minimum Wage Hits Congress Responding to grassroots labor movement, Democratic lawmakers show that they are ready to join the pro-worker fight. By Lauren McCauley , CommonDreams May 26, 2017 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor Beyond Reactive Politics: Working Toward the Wholesale Reorganization of Society Social movements are figuring out how to move out of a defensive posture and fight for the power to govern, says activist James Hayes. By Sarah Jaffe , Truthout May 26, 2017 Truthout
Economy & Labor Economic Update: Worker Co-ops as Our Economic Future This week's episode discusses Trump's 2018 budget, Ford's undemocratic decisions, the US's opioid crisis and more. By Richard D. Wolff , Truthout May 26, 2017 Truthout