Paul Volcker’s Long Shadow

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Dec 11, 2019 The former Fed chairman’s obituaries leave out how his policies devastated lives in the 1980s and underwrote the 2008 financial crisis. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Who Is Ayn Rand?

Louise Rubacky / Truthdig Aug 9, 2019 A new book argues weakly for the influence of Ayn Rand on our culture—after all, the dominant classes in America were greedy and selfish from the get-go. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Unveils ‘Anti-Endorsement’ List of Billionaires

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jul 11, 2019 Prominent names include Democratic mega-donor Haim Saban, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and Home Depot co-founder Kenneth Langone. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The One Issue That Could Determine Trump’s Re-Election Bid

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Jun 19, 2019 Republicans are systematically destroying the U.S. economy. If they can avoid collapse for another year, they might prevail next November. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Trump Keeps Telling These 4 Lies About Economy

Robert Reich / Truthdig Sep 12, 2018 The president's whoppers include the claims that unemployment is at its lowest rate in history and workers are enjoying their "best wages, ever." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Will Hillary Clinton’s Plan to Have Her Husband Fix the Economy Hurt Her at the Polls?

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2016 The intense scrutiny of Bill Clinton’s economic record may not give her the boost she is expecting. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

It Wasn’t David Stockman Who Wrecked the Economy

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 2, 2013 For all of the strident attacks on Stockman’s column, I have yet to read a serious critique of his most brazen claim. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Alan Greenspan, Mr. ‘Fix the Debt’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 29, 2012 The man who missed the $8 trillion housing bubble that was generating more than $1 trillion in wealth per year -- and the collapse of which led to the current demand crisis that is strangulating the economy -- was present at the formation of the corporate-backed Campaign to Fix the Debt. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Dean Baker

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 16, 2012 “We all misjudged the risks involved,” former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said in March 2010 of the housing bubble that led to the financial crisis. He forgot about economist Dean Baker. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Understanding Economics in Plain English

By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Dec 15, 2012 Fedspeak, vague and convoluted answers to economic questions, was popularized by Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006. It allowed him to essentially say “no comment” without admitting that he was avoiding questions.After 30 years of unintelligible fedspeak, writer Michael Goodwin decided he would master economics the old-fashioned way: from a thick stack of books. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Hard Look at Paul Ryan

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 9, 2012 The New Yorker has published an insightful, if unsurprising, profile of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, detailing how the young lawmaker became a champion of today’s form of arch-libertarianism and how he’s worked to push that ideology into the mainstream of the Republican Party. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Update: 25 People at the Heart of the Meltdown

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 7, 2012 At the height of the financial crisis, The Guardian identified 25 bankers, economists, politicians and financial officials who helped bring about the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. What are they up to now? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )