Interview | Economy & Labor Amazon Acquisition of Whole Foods Would Consolidate Market and Increase Inequality Amazon now has monopoly power in online commerce. By Janine Jackson , FAIR June 29, 2017 Truthout
News | US Women Are Disproportionately Burdened by College Debt The student loan debt crisis is a glaring example of systemic gender inequality in 2017. By Lauren Kaori Gurley , AlterNet June 22, 2017 Truthout
Excerpt | Economy & Labor The Wealthiest Americans Keep Making Money While Inequality Grows Paul Buchheit examines the factors that have led to lower wages and less job security for most workers in the US. By Paul Buchheit , Routledge June 22, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Grenfell Tower Fire Raises Questions About London’s Public Housing Safety Public housing is often shabbily maintained because occupants are low-income — and frequently people of color. By s. e. smith , Care2 June 18, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Impact Investing and Venture Philanthropy’s Role in Sowing the Seeds of Financial Opportunity Impact investing is promoted by neoliberal governments and private sector partners through manipulative marketing. By Tim Scott , DissidentVoice June 10, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Why the US Needs to Revive a Massive Student Movement: The Case of Higher Education in California California's student movement should expand its ties to national and global movements in the fight for public higher education. By Brandon Edwards-Schuth & Lydia Wood , Truthout June 5, 2017 Truthout
Economy & Labor Economic Update: Economic Failures and the Blame Game This week's episode discusses how big banks fix rates, the IRS checks on churches and how CEOs' pay rises fastest to worsen US inequality and more. By Richard D. Wolff , Truthout June 2, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor The Time Is Now to Push for Real Populist Tax Reform If Trump wants to eliminate the “death tax” — let's push for an expanded inheritance tax instead. By Jeffrey Mikkelson , Truthout May 31, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor The Robot Economy: Ready or Not, Here It Comes As more jobs are turned over to robots and algorithms, more wealth will accumulate in the hands of those already at the top of a steep pyramid. By JP Sottile , Truthout May 7, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Trump’s First 100 Days: Workers Get Pummeled, People Fight Back As Trump's presidency takes shape over its first 100 days, the economic impact on working families of this agenda is becoming clearer. By Sasha Abramsky , EqualVoiceNews April 28, 2017 Truthout