Economy & Labor Economic Update: Economic Realities This episode covers updates on Walmart shifts medical insurance costs onto US, payday loans, US child poverty and Obama versus workers' needs. By Richard D. Wolff , Truthout October 17, 2014 Truthout
Economy & Labor Shifting Syria Threats How do you assess disproportionate harm when this entire assault on Syria is disproportionate and premised on undefined threats? By Laura Flanders , GRITtv October 17, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Is Mass Capitalism the Wave of the Future? Mulay offers a fresh approach to America's myriad economic problems. By Ravi Batra , SpeakOut October 16, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor If Only the Washington Post Could Get Its Hand on the Social Security Trustees Report To those in the real world, people losing their jobs and losing their homes, would be the big story. By Dean Baker , CenterforEconomicandPolicyResearch October 14, 2014 Truthout
Economy & Labor International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings Focus on Inclusiveness and Global Job Growth The United Nations voted in September to challenge predatory financial behavior by beginning a dialogue on a global bankruptcy process. By Staff , JubileeUSA October 14, 2014 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor From Indigenous Socialism to Colonial Capitalism, Examining Native History of a Settler State Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author of "An Indigenous People's History of the United States," argues that an understanding of the history of the settler state is essential. By Laura Flanders , Truthout October 14, 2014 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor Campaigners Call for “One Fair Wage” to Help End Sexual Harassment for Tipped Restaurant Workers A new report finds up to 90 percent of women working restaurant jobs that depend on tips have experienced workplace sexual harassment. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! October 14, 2014 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor Restoring a United States That Has Lost Its Way Bob Herbert tells the stories of the brave, hard-working men and women he met who have been battered by the economic downturn. By Bill Moyers , Moyers&Company October 10, 2014 Truthout
Economy & Labor Economic Update: Why Economics Is Poorly Understood This episode covers updates on GM recalls, Cuba's investment in medical training, Germany's end-all tuition requirements, and more. By Richard D. Wolff , Truthout October 10, 2014 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor Top 400 US Billionaires’ Wealth Equals Brazil’s GDP Inequality in the US has reached outlandish proportions. By Paul Jay , TheRealNewsNetwork October 8, 2014 Truthout