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Gun Profiteers: Who’s Getting Rich Off the US Gun Crisis?
Understanding the powerful figures behind the gun industry helps provide a potential path for challenging it.
From Coal Miners to Teachers: West Virginia Continues to Lead Radical Labor Struggle in the US
For decades, West Virginia has been at the forefront of labor activism in the United States.
Student Bill Aims to Contain Oregon’s Surging College Tuition
Students and faculty will have more input in setting fees.
Chronicling the Struggles of Migrant Agricultural Workers, in Words and Pictures
The brutality of low wages affects us all as a society.
Paying Tribute to a Warrior Against Big Pharma: Zahara Heckscher
Zahara was an inspiration.
Is a US Consumer Watchdog Neglecting Payday Loans?
Grassroots advocates and low-income families are increasingly calling attention to high-interest payday loans.
Economic Update: A System Rigged Against Us
How Democrats helped destroy their party.
Funding Infrastructure: The Trump Administration Should Take a Lesson From China
How might the US benefit from studying its successful economic policies?
The Jobless of Marienthal: Austria’s Textile Industry and the Historical Effects of Unemployment
The history of one village in Austria that grew up around the textile industry.
Economic Update: A System Rigged Against Us
This week's show discusses the jobs created under Obama and Trump, how worker co-ops can reduce inequality, and more.