News | Economy & Labor Warren Calls for Ban on Stock Buybacks by Subsidized Semiconductor Companies Semiconductor companies spent a collective nearly $250 billion on stock buybacks between 2011 and 2020, she noted. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 14, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Tesla Workers in Buffalo Are Unionizing, With Help From Starbucks Unionists If the workers are successful, they will form the company’s first-ever union. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 14, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Big Tech Aims to Punish Workers and Drive Down Wages With Wave of Layoffs Over 85,000 tech workers have been laid off since the beginning of 2023, demonstrating the urgency of worker organizing. By Rose Lemlich , LeftVoice February 12, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Hyundai’s Suppliers Employ Child Labor, Democrats Call on Biden to Crack Down Hyundai has failed to cut ties with Alabama suppliers who systematically recruited child laborers from Central America. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams February 12, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor How the Wealthy Are Saving Billions in Taxes by Skirting a Century-Old Law Goldman Sachs helped billionaires dodge taxes by selling stocks and replacing them with nearly identical investments. By Paul Kiel & Jeff Ernsthausen , ProPublica February 12, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Over 30 Million in US Face “Hunger Cliff” as Food Benefit Cuts Loom As COVID-era SNAP increases are rolled back, inflation and corporate profiteering will leave millions hungry next month. By Kenny Stancil , CommonDreams February 11, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor We Already Know Who’s Winning Super Bowl LVII — the Billionaire Class The players are preparing to face off, but billionaire NFL owners are all on the same team. By Derek Seidman , Truthout February 10, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Critics Slam Business-Backed Bill to Expand Child Labor in Iowa It would allow kids as young as 14 to work in jobs like mining, logging and animal slaughtering. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams February 8, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Warren, Sanders Slam Restaurant Lobby For Making Workers Fund Anti-Worker Battle A report recently revealed the industry is forcing workers to pay for classes that fund lobbying efforts against them. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 7, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Our World Is Fragmented by Inequality. Why Is There Poverty Amid Plenty? Scarcity is a political invention used to cover up vast reserves of capital that could be used to meet everyone’s needs. By Liz Theoharis , TomDispatch February 7, 2023 Truthout