Truthout
Economy & Labor
Economic Update: Housing, Cities and Suburbs
This episode provides updates on pizza politics, changing currency values and more.
Pacifica Stands in for All Public Media
Pacifica, the embattled progressive radio network, has been the recipient of bad press and suggestions that it should simply be allowed to go into bankruptcy.
Economics for the Modern Musician
“Musicians are just like bankers, except for the business about saving our souls.”
New York Hedge Funds Pour Millions of Dollars Into Cuomo-Led Bid to Expand Charter Schools
Millions of dollars in hedge fund donations are behind the push for charters.
Wall Street Bonuses Double Full-Time Minimum Wage Worker Earnings
Wall Street bonuses totaled $28.5 billion in 2014 u2014double the annual earnings of more than 1 million American full-time minimum wage workers.
Raising Interest Rates Could Have an Adverse Effect on Federal and State Budgets
Last week, the BLS announced that unemployment had fallen to 5.5 percent.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Latest Challenge to the Affordable Care Act, and More
It's anyone's guess as to whether the Affordable Care Act will survive its latest challenge.
Economic Update: Economic Decline and Growing Resistance
This episode provides updates on taxis vs. Uber vs. driver co-ops, an apology on Detroit, and more.
What We Lose With a Privatized Postal Service
Let's invest in our Postal Service - a public system that has served our nation since its birth.
Loving America, Flaws and All
All the shouting about American exceptionalism is ironic.