The A Word

David Sirota / Truthdig Mar 6, 2009 Recently, I've been groping for the precise word to characterize the zeitgeist of this (unfortunately) historic moment -- a word I finally found during a visit last week to central Mexico. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart Is Mad as Hell

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2009 What's more offensive than CNBC reporter Rick Santelli's rant against Barack Obama's supposed intention to throw only a table scrap of bailout money to foreclosed homeowners? His network's laughable coverage of the biggest economic news story since the Great Depression. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Government’s Long Night May Be Ending

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Feb 26, 2009 Obama's message was plain: The era of bashing government is over. So, too, is the folklore of a marketplace capable of producing abundance without regulation, oversight or public intervention. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Workaholics Risk Dementia, Study Finds

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2009 Those who have lost their jobs can take solace in the fact that although working may put food on the table, it can also break your brain. A study has found that busy bees who labor more than 55 hours a week develop problems with reasoning, memory and vocabulary, and the problems get worse the more they work. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Pushes to Sell an Effective Stimulus

Staff / Truthdig Feb 10, 2009 He has his opponents in Congress, but President Barack Obama is stressing the need to settle the stimulus issue -- and fast. On Monday, in his first major news conference since assuming office, Obama warned of economic troubles ahead and presented the stimulus package as a possible way out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Unemployment Hits 7.6 Percent

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2009 With little surprise but incredible effect, the U.S. unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent in January, hitting its highest level since 1992. President Obama used the report to prod Congress to pass his economic stimulus package. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Who Knew Bankers Were This Stupid?

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Feb 3, 2009 Earth to Wall Street: It's over, people. You had a terrific run, better than you deserved, but now you'd be wise to pay attention to those citizens outside, the ones with the pitchforks and the torches. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Army Suicide Rate Highest in Decades

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2009 Adding to the solemn string of record-breaking statistics, new figures show that the suicide rate among U.S. Army members has hit its highest level in three decades. Last year, over 128 soldiers took their own lives, a telling sign of our military and political climate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Huge Opportunity for the Mom in Chief

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Jan 15, 2009 What will happen if Michelle Obama makes the personal her political issue? What would a serious work-and-family policy look like? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Beware, Mr. Obama, of Tax-Cut Seduction

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Jan 8, 2009 Much of the business-tax package Obama contemplates fails his own test of cutting business taxes "where it makes sense and is going to work." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Factories Echo Recession Pangs

Staff / Truthdig Jan 3, 2009 Following in the footsteps of 2008's dismal economic news, global manufacturing has fallen to low levels unseen for decades. In the U.S., factory activity has dropped to a 28-year low, marking a slump that further adds to the bad economic trends as we enter 2009. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

FDR Prolonged the Depression? Really?

David Sirota / Truthdig Jan 2, 2009 If you're like me, you sometimes find yourself speechless when confronted with abject insanity, such as conservatives' newest talking point -- the one designed to stop Congress from passing an economic stimulus package. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )