Truthout
Economy & Labor
Government at the Barrel of a Gun: The Kentucky Retirement System
The Kentucky Retirement System escalated from corruption at the fund level to disregard of the law at the executive level.
Thomas Frank on Clinton and the Democratic Establishment: What Ever Happened to the Party of the People?
Democrats are determined to supplant the GOP as the party of Wall Street.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dean Baker | The Secret to the Incredible Wealth of Bill Gates
It's called “copyright protection.”
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.
Economic Update: Economic Change — Why and How
This episode discusses CEO pay, a new book on inequality and US estate and inheritance taxes.