Truthout
Economy & Labor
These Authors Spent Years Finding Out Why 1.5 Million US Families Live on $2 a Day
H. Luke Shaefer and Kathryn J. Edin followed the lives of the poorest families to find out what they need to break out of poverty.
Economic Update: Puerto Rico as the United States’ Greece
This episode provides updates on homeless school children, and more.
The Greek Bailout: Germany’s Pyrrhic Victory
The Greek bailout terms were a defeat for Greece and a victory for Germany, but the costs may be more than the victor can bear.
Inside Exxon’s Climate Cover-Up: From Early Climate Change Researcher to Climate Denier
ExxonMobil's own research confirmed the role of fossil fuels in global warming decades ago.
Time for the Nuclear Option: Raining Money on Main Street
Virtually all money today is created as bank debt, but people can no longer take on more debt.
Maker of Tylenol Had a Plan to Block Tougher Regulation
Filings describe an unreported lobbying campaign to protect its iconic painkiller.
Obama Chooses Openly Gay Man to Lead Army
President Obama took the historic step Friday of naming an openly gay man to head the Army. If confirmed, it would be a nation first.
New Goals at the UN Reflect Failure of Imagination for International Development
By ignoring history, the Sustainable Development Goals' creators have shown their inability to envision an alternative economic paradigm.
Guaranteed Basic Income Is Not a Panacea
Many praise a basic income guarantee as a radical solution to poverty. But global inequalities must be taken into account.
Fighting Stubborn Poverty Numbers
The US Census Bureau announced last week that the poverty rate in 2014 remained virtually unchanged from 2013.