The IMF Is Utterly Indifferent to the Pain It’s Causing

Vijay Prashad / Independent Media Institute Oct 15, 2019 Violent demonstrations in Ecuador lay bare the human toll of the organization's enforced austerity measures across the developing world. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

America’s Global Hegemony Could Be Coming to an End

Paul Jay / The Real News Network Jun 7, 2019 A new Russian-Chinese alliance threatens to upend the existing world order, argues Rob Jonson of the Institute on New Economic Thinking. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Putin’s Big Economic Conference Is a Big Deal This Year

Gilbert Doctorow / Russia Insider May 31, 2018 The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum was the largest ever, with 17,000 guests, including Emmanuel Macron of France, Shinzo Abe of Japan, Wang Quishan of China and IMF General Director Christine Lagarde. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

Trump Issues New Warning to Iran on Nuclear Deal

DARLENE SUPERVILLE and KEN THOMAS / The Associated Press Apr 24, 2018 Meeting in the Oval Office on Tuesday with French President Emmanuel Macron, the president says Iran faces "bigger problems" if it restarts its nuclear program. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trudeau Announces Pacific Trade Deal Without U.S.

The Associated Press Jan 23, 2018 The latest on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

IMF Refuses to Join Greek Bailout Until Debt Relief Demands Are Met

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 31, 2015 The International Monetary Fund has said it will not participate in a new bailout for Greece until an “explicit and concrete agreement” on debt relief is reached by the country’s eurozone creditors. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ukraine to Receive More Bailout Money From the IMF

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 14, 2015 The International Monetary Fund agreed Thursday to lend Ukraine $17.5 billion to help prop up its deeply unstable economy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cry for Argentina: Fiscal Mismanagement or Pillage?

By Ellen Brown, Web of Debt Aug 15, 2014 Argentina has now taken the U.S. to The Hague for blocking the country’s 2005 settlement with the bulk of its creditors. The issue underscores the need for an international mechanism for nations to go bankrupt. Better yet would be a sustainable global monetary scheme that avoids the need for sovereign bankruptcy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Five Women Who Matter Most

Helen Redmond / Truthdig Oct 5, 2011 The Forbes list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women is an obscenely wealthy international sisterhood of politicians, celebrities and billionaires This is an alternativeForbes' World’s 100 Most Powerful Women are an obscenely wealthy sisterhood of politicians, celebrities and billionaires. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Obama Thinks Big, Republicans Balk in Deficit Talks

Staff / Truthdig Jul 11, 2011 No visible progress was made during deficit talks Sunday in which President Barack Obama failed to persuade House Republicans to support $4 trillion in cuts over the next 10 years. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

IMF Breaks With Tradition to Put a Woman in Charge

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2011 For the first time in history, a woman will lead the International Monetary Fund. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde was tapped to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn after he was accused of sexually assaulting a maid in New York. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )