Interview | Politics & Elections Dan Osborn Looks to Unseat Nebraska GOP Incumbent Backed by Defense Contractors Osborn is backed by small donors and labor, and according to polling is leading the race by 2 points. By Steve Early , BarnRaiser March 18, 2024 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Republicans Aren’t Done Threatening the Hungry With Planned Cuts to Food Aid The GOP’s latest effort to slash food aid for millions was blocked by Congress’s recent deal, but the battle isn’t over. By Eleanor J. Bader , Truthout March 12, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health 16 Million Americans Have Lost Health Care Coverage Since March 2023 We’re only halfway through the largest ever Medicaid purge, and medical debt is now the biggest source of bankruptcy. By Liz Theoharis , TomDispatch March 11, 2024 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections What Haiti Needs Is Human Rights Support — Not More Military Interventions Armed interventions don’t change the reality that many people in Haiti need to join gangs to meet their basic needs. By CĂ©cile Accilien , Truthout March 7, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Biden Peddles the Myth That Spending More on Weapons Is Good for the Economy The Pentagon’s annual budget is more than 20 times what the US now invests per year to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. By William D. Hartung , TomDispatch February 26, 2024 Truthout
News | Education & Youth New Survey of Early Childhood Educators Finds a Sector in Crisis Child care bill languishing in Congress would cost a fraction of the $150 billion a year the US loses from tax dodgers. By Jon Queally , CommonDreams February 26, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor To Democratize Finance, We Must Take the Banks Away From the Bankers Progressive economist Gerald Epstein explains how we can build a banking system that puts people over profit. By C.J. Polychroniou , Truthout February 17, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor A Growing Number of Economists Are Joining the Fight to Rein In the Big Banks Big banks have captured the financial regulatory system and are driving inequality. We need to bust their club. By C.J. Polychroniou , Truthout February 12, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor 2024 Will See Wave of Minimum Wage Hikes — But the Impacts Won’t Be Felt Evenly Ten million US workers will see wage increases this year, but inflation has eroded our tools for reducing inequality. By C.J. Polychroniou , Truthout February 1, 2024 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Study: Half of Renters Paid Unaffordable Rates in 2022, a Record High Since 2001, median rents have risen by 21 percent — while renters’ incomes have only increased by 2 percent. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 25, 2024 Truthout