Economy & Labor Why the Fiscal Cliff Is a Scam The fiscal cliff is a scam - so says Professor James K. Galbraith. By Paul Jay , TheRealNewsNetwork November 30, 2012 Truthout
Economy & Labor New York Fast Food Workers in Historic Strike for $15 an Hour Fast food workers close down McDonalds and other fast food outlets demanding a living wage and the right to unionize. By Jaisal Noor , TheRealNewsNetwork November 30, 2012 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor On the News With Thom Hartmann: A Movement in the US Senate Aims to Abolish Indefinite Detention, and More As the so-called fiscal cliff nears, Republicans will likely hold things like extended unemployment benefits hostage. By Thom Hartmann , TheThomHartmannProgram November 29, 2012 Truthout
Economy & Labor Most New Jobs Don’t Require College Education Jeannette Wicks-Lim: The possibility of educating one's way out of poverty is getting dim as most new jobs only require a high school education. By Paul Jay , TheRealNewsNetwork November 29, 2012 Truthout
Excerpt | Economy & Labor Community, the Environment and the “Nonsexist City“ In this chapter, Gar Alperovitz charts the varied interconnections between community economic and environmental stability, gender-friendly community design and land ownership institutions. By Gar Alperovitz , DemocracyCollaborativePress November 29, 2012 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Who’s Getting Pushed Off the “Fiscal Cliff”? Progressive Democrats lobby against a Grand Bargain that will further unravel the social safety net. By Jessica Desvarieux , TheRealNewsNetwork November 28, 2012 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor On the News With Thom Hartmann: The “Congressman with Guts” Attended Walmart Protests, and More The Bank of England named former Goldman Sachs investment banker Mark Carney as its new chief. By Thom Hartmann , TheThomHartmannProgram November 27, 2012 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Black Friday: A Day Forgotten and Reborn A name for a day of huge business losses has become the name for a day of hoped-for business gains. How'd that happen? By Jeffery J. Smith , SpeakOut November 27, 2012 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor My Thanksgiving: A Turkey Sandwich at WalMart I did not spend Thanksgiving evening with my wife and my five children. I spent it, instead, handing out turkey sandwiches to workers in WalMart. By Alan Grayson , SpeakOut November 27, 2012 Truthout
Economy & Labor After Brokering Gaza Ceasefire, Egypt’s Morsi Reignites Protests With Decree Expanding Powers Protests continue in Cairou2019s Tahrir Square after Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi issued a decree last week. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNOW! November 27, 2012 Truthout