Op-Ed | Economy & Labor The Real Face of Washington (and the US) At least five major shifts in American life and politics helped lay the groundwork for the rise of Trumpism. By Tom Engelhardt , TomDispatch January 3, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor More US Workers Have Highly Volatile, Unstable Incomes More Americans work without full-time employers, yet policies fail to address this new reality. By Elizabeth Grossman , InTheseTimes January 2, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor What Does Donald Trump Actually Intend to Do About Trade? Will Trump pursue a trade agenda that will increase manufacturing jobs, or one that will further enrich corporate America? By Dean Baker , Truthout January 2, 2017 Truthout
Photo Essay | Economy & Labor Louisiana’s Oil and Gas Industry Continues Growing Along the Coast It’s Helping Shrink The Louisiana coast loses a football field's worth of land every 38 minutes. By Julie Dermansky , DeSmogBlog January 1, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Income Inequality Is Off the Charts. Can Local Policies Make a Difference? Trump's administration promises policies that will expand the income inequality. But a few glimmers of hope are emerging at the local level. By Theo Anderson , InTheseTimes December 30, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor These Workers Are Celebrating 20 Years of Shared Bread and Shared Ownership Workers in California are taking economic change into their own hands. By Misty Dawn Spicer-Sitzes , Shareable December 30, 2016 Truthout
Economy & Labor Economic Update: We Can Do Better Than Capitalism This week's episode includes updates on the mistreatment of homeless people, and more. By Richard D. Wolff , Truthout December 30, 2016 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor A Ph.D. in Organizing Graduate students at private universities are organizing to join the ranks of the unionized. By Jeff Schuhrke & Dawn Tefft , LaborNotes December 29, 2016 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Six Flags Great America Not So Great for Foreign Work-Visa Students For many foreign students, the experience at Six Flags Great America feels more like exploitation. By Enrica Nicoli-Aldini & Rebekah Frumkin , InTheseTimes December 28, 2016 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Seven Things the Defund DAPL Campaign Has Achieved So Far Public and consumer pressure on banks to quit financing the Dakota Access pipeline companies is producing results. By Ari Paul , YES!Magazine December 28, 2016 Truthout