Op-Ed | Economy & Labor The European Union Is the Worst Choice Apart From the Alternative The EU is a festering cesspool, but it's a crystal spring compared with what the outers want to do — surrender UK sovereignty to the US. By George Monbiot , TheGuardian June 21, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Why Are Mexican Teachers Under Fire for Protesting Education Reform? They're peacefully resisting US-style neoliberal measures intended to crush the unions — a backbone of Mexico's social justice movements. By David Bacon , TheNation June 21, 2016 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Activists Denounce Police Killings and Crackdowns on Teachers in Oaxaca, Mexico A deadly police crackdown against teachers has left nine people dead and more than 100 wounded. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! June 21, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Dean Baker | The Secret to the Incredible Wealth of Bill Gates It's called "copyright protection." By Dean Baker , Truthout June 20, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor The War on Workers’ Compensation As labor has weakened and Republicans have won control of more statehouses, states have slowly chipped away at workers' compensation benefits. By Stephen Franklin , InTheseTimes June 20, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Another Koch Criminal Justice Reform Trojan Horse: Reentry and Privatization In the Koch world of free market fundamentalism, there is always a way for corporations (and academics) to get a piece of pie. By Lisa Graves , PRWatch June 20, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Bernie Sanders, Labor, Ideology and the Future of US Politics The Sanders campaign has made it possible to imagine building a movement powerful enough to end oligarchical control of our democracy. By Bob Master , NewLaborForum June 19, 2016 Truthout
Economy & Labor Economic Update: Economic Change — Why and How This episode discusses CEO pay, a new book on inequality and US estate and inheritance taxes. By Richard D. Wolff , Truthout June 17, 2016 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Pennsylvania Community Defeats Nestlé’s Attempt to Privatize Its Water Citing local opposition, Nestle has abandoned its plans to extract millions of gallons of water from a Pennsylvania aquifer. By Alexis Bonogofsky , Truthout June 16, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor Platform Cooperativism: What Is It? Yochai Benkler, author of "The Wealth of Networks," says socially produced value could be used for the common good. By Pam Brown , Truthout June 16, 2016 Truthout