Truthout
Economy & Labor
The Other Housing Crisis: Finding a Home in Rural America
Rural families are more likely to be impoverished than the rest of the nation.
Farmworkers Taste the Fruits of Victory
After waging countless work stoppages and an international boycott, 500 farmworkers have finally won union recognition.
The US Is a Country, Not a Business
Thanks to Reaganomics, we have nearly lost our country.
While Washington Talks, Africa’s Oceans Remain in Danger
The international community bears responsibility for the overfishing, piracy and devastation in Africa's oceans.
It’s Time to Replace the Estate Tax With a Progressive Inheritance Tax
Gross concentrations of wealth, especially the inherited kind, are the death of democratic societies.
Time to Treat Bank CEOs Like Adults
The country's major banks are like trouble-making adolescents.
Henry Giroux on the Scourge of Neoliberalism
Henry Giroux joins us to talk about his new book, “America at War With Itself,” and the meaning of neoliberalism.
George Santayana and the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Writer and philosopher George Santayana said that those who don't remember history are the first to repeat it.
Populism Is the Solution to End Capitalist Destruction
A recycled political season that does not represent the interests of everyday people is one reason why populism is the answer.
Wells Fargo’s Predatory Practices Are More Than Petty Frauds
Senior banking executives must be held liable and prosecuted for the frauds that occur under their watch.