The New York Times Speaks in Defense of Labor

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 1, 2014 On the eve of Labor Day, the editors of The New York Times called for a federal "full-employment agenda that regards labor, not corporations, as the center of the economy." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

John Oliver Puts His Finger on the Reason Income Inequality Is So Prevalent in the U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Jul 14, 2014 "Just because politicians can't talk about income inequality," the "Last Week Tonight" host starts on one of his characteristic rants, "doesn't mean we shouldn't." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Neoliberalism, Democracy and the University as a Public Sphere

By Victoria Harper, Truthout Apr 24, 2014 Of neoliberalism, Truthout contributor Henry Giroux tells Victoria Harper in an interview: "Not only is it the latest stage of predatory capitalism, but it is also part of a broader project of restoring class power and consolidating the rapid concentration of capital, particularly financial capital." Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

There’s Discontent and Violence in Thailand Too

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 24, 2014 Hours after supporters of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra promised to take on protesters shutting down parts of Bangkok, a bomb detonated near a demonstration site in a busy shopping district Sunday, killing two people and wounding at least 22. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Brazil’s Leaders Set Lower and Middle Classes Against Each Other

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 9, 2014 "In Brazil there is a saying: 'A good thief is a dead thief,' " journalist Nicole Froio writes at The Guardian. "These words have never been more relevant in today's Brazilian class-ridden landscape, where prejudice, violence and racism run free." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Inequality

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Income Inequality

John Darkow, Cagle Cartoons, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri Jan 5, 2014 Dig deeper

The Right Gloats About Fall of Polygamy Laws

Staff / Truthdig Dec 18, 2013 Conservatives believe the recent ruling on Utah's anti-polygamy statute is the inevitable consequence of the marriage equality movement; Coca Cola is trying to stop people from drinking tap water; meanwhile, Silicon Valley techies are arrogantly promoting class war in San Francisco. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Impeach the Pope

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Dec 8, 2013 Dig deeper

1 Birdie

Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune Sep 27, 2013 Dig deeper

Class Warfare

Nick Anderson / Truthdig Sep 24, 2013 Dig deeper

Call It What It Is: A Class War

David Sirota / Truthdig Mar 23, 2013 The Republican budget endorses an economic war waged by the upper class against everyone else. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )