Economy & Labor

Duke Energy is citing an obscure 1963 state law to justify a $240 million bond.

The rhetorical term “job creator” continues to mystify economic relations and pose a threat to both the economy and the working class.

Truthout is hosting this weekend-long livestream featuring conference keynotes, selected workshops and one-on-one interviews with organizers and participants.

If we're going to have a thriving economy, we cannot stand by while discrimination, poverty and community disinvestment continue to hold women back.

Presidential candidates Sanders, Clinton and Trump all see the TPP as a bad trade deal.

This episode discusses minimum wage raises, and more.

“Preventing climate change ... is perfectly compatible with increases in economic well-being,” says radical economist Robin Hahnel.

A proposal to crack down on predatory lending has sparked a showdown between the payday industry and activists fighting to end the debt trap.

Revolt against the inevitability of globalized capitalism takes diverse and often desperate forms when “there is no alternative.”

“Trump's pathway to success is littered with bodies.”