Truthout
Economy & Labor
Economic Update: Children, Capitalism and Family Values
This episode provides updates on the Alberta election, and more.
With Bernie Sanders in the Race, Hillary Clinton Can’t Dodge Trade
Sen. Bernie Sanders stands alone in his single-minded focus on the economy.
Coddling the Rich
Congress is gutting vital programs for the poor while heaping billions of dollars of relief on a few wealthy families.
The Clintons and Their Banker Friends: The Wall Street Connection (1992 to 2016)
Hillary's path aligns with that of the country's most powerful bankers.
Was It Legal to Hold Baltimore Protestors More Than 24 Hours Without Bail?
Attorney A. Dwight Pettit and law professor Byron Warnken discuss the judge's decision.
Telling Billionaires What They Want to Hear
There is a lavishly funded ecosystem of billionaire-financed think tanks and media outlets that provides a comfortable cushion for politicians and pundits who tell such people what they want …
Celebrating the Flash Crash With a Wall Street Sales Tax
This week marks the fifth anniversary of the flash crash. There was no event in the world that triggered the plunge.
Ralph Nader on Bernie Sanders, the TPP “Corporate Coup” and Writing to the White House
As independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont announces his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, we speak to former presidential candidate Ralph Nader.
Basic Income and the Anti-Slavery Movement
Unconditional basic income is not only feasible, but it also has more emancipatory potential than any other single policy.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: It’s Effectively a Crime to Be Poor in the US, and More
In today's On the News segment: Debtors prisons have been outlawed for more than a century, yet it's still effectively a crime to be poor in our country; the …