Truthout
Economy & Labor
As European Governments Restrict Nuclear Power, Investors Focus on Brazil
While some European nations have decided to deactivate their nuclear power plants, Brazil is planning to build 12 by 2050.
Joseph Stiglitz on Widening Income Inequality and the Fight for $15
The fight over income inequality gained national attention when fast-food workers walked off the job Tuesday.
Building a Democratic Economy: Local Tools in the Struggle Against Neoliberalism
Public spending programs can catalyze the growth of this new democratic political economy, but they are not necessary for its development.
Greece and Creditors at Loggerheads Again; Troika Wants More Foreclosures
European creditors want to extract more blood from a stone - in this case Greece.
Shameless Pandering From Republicans
My experience is that the best way to figure out a presidential candidate's true priorities is to take a hard look at policy proposals.
The TPP’s Children’s Table: Labor Rights and Currency
The Trans-Pacific Partnership has two classes of issues.
Trans-Pacific Partnership Text Released – a Look at What’s Inside
The agreement has enormous implications for global labor, food and product safety, access to affordable medications, the environment and much more.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Corporations Jack Up Prices to Funnel Our Money to the Elite, and More
All over the country, massive corporations buy up or buy off their competition.
Why Chicago Adjuncts Are Demanding a Union
There are more than 6,500 non-tenured professors working at universities across Chicago - many of whom have no job stability and low pay, despite juggling multiple jobs.
How Taxes Have Kept Wealth White
Poll taxes helped lock in place a system of labor relations that kept African Americans from accumulating wealth.