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Economy & Labor

Truthout Interviews John Logan on the Antiunion Campaign in Tennessee
The battle by the GOP and its wealthy donors to keep middle and working class individuals poorly paid and without workplace rights continues.

Paul Krugman: What the 1% Don’t Want You to Know
Economist Paul Krugman explains how the United States is becoming an oligarchy - the very system our founders revolted against.

The Underground Railroad Was One of America’s First Co-Ops: A Black History Tour of Cooperative Economics
From slavery to Jim Crow to cities today, African-Americans have been leading the cooperative movement.

Homeless and Unemployed in America
The tiny house movement sweeping the country might be the solution to some housing and social problems caused by the recession.

Economic Update: “Tax Injustices”
Updates on how inequality persists across generations; the nonsense of “taxes are job killers”; governor uses tax revenues to prevent unionization in a private enterprise; and more.

On the News With Thom Hartmann: Groups Hold Week of Action for Better Wages, and More
Last year, median CEO pay jumped to $10.5 million dollars - an increase of about 13 percent. However, most workers didn't see their paychecks go up by a single …

University of Maine Faculty Reinstated After Students Protest Against Cuts
USM Assistant Professor Meghan Brodie and USM student Meaghan LaSala discuss how this victory marks the beginning of a push to look to other efficient ways to fill the …

“This Award Is for Snowden”: Greenwald, Poitras Accept Polk Honor for Exposing NSA Surveillance
In their acceptance speeches, Poitras and Greenwald paid tribute to their source.

APWU Pres. Mark Dimondstein Calls For Defense Of The People’s Post Office
Mark Dimondstein president of the American Postal Workers Union spoke in Chicago at the Labor Notes convention on how to defend the People's Post Office.

Workers at Nation’s Top Hospital Strike for Fair Wages
The Real News goes to the picket lines as Johns Hopkins Hospital workers launch a three-day strike for living wages.