Truthout
Labor
Where’s My Paycheck and My Democracy?
Opportunity and wealth end up in the hands of a few where authority is held in the hands of a few, in other words, where democracy is missing.
Lost Elections’ Strategic Lessons for Workers’ Movements Everywhere
To understand last week's election results, we need to consider the 1930s Great Depression when the opposite happened.
Election Countdown 2012: Florida Will File Suit Against Department of Homeland Security, and More
In today's Election Countdown 2012 news: In Florida's voter purge, Governor Scott has said that the secretary of state's office will be filing a lawsuit against the Department of …
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Romney Campaign Chair Insists Taxpayers Support Public Employee Layoffs
Mitt Romney's presidential campaign isn't backing off the candidate's claim that America needs fewer teachers, firefighters, and police officers.
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Federal Ban on Job Bias Still Eludes Gay Rights Groups
WASHINGTON — Gay rights activists have made significant strides in recent years on marriage and military service, but one longstanding policy goal remains elusive: a federal law to ban …
This Next Generation Will Be Left Behind in the Land of No Opportunity
Over the past forty years the American worker has gone from riches to rags, not the other way around.
Economic Update: Students in Montreal Fight Tuition Hikes, and More
Rick Wolff provides his weekly dose of economic updates.
Same-Sex Marriage Brings Healing to Me – and My Tribe
For four years, Heather Purser fought quietly but persistently for the right to get married. Then last summer, she captured the attention of state politicians and national media when …
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Bias in Campaign Spending Makes Business Influence Look Smaller Than It Really Is
Reporting campaign finance can be difficult because much of the action is obscured. Journalists have to rely on fairly unreliable government disclosure websites, many of which only report certain …
Economic Update: A Successful Worker Co-op Examined
Economics Professor Richard D. Wolff and guests discuss the current state of the economy, both locally and globally in relation to the economic crisis.