Puerto Rico’s Governor Resigns in Face of Protests

DÁNICA COTO / The Associated Press Jul 25, 2019 Ricardo Rosselló cedes power after nearly two weeks of upheaval touched off by a leak of insulting chat messages. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Groundbreaking Protests in Puerto Rico Take Aim Beyond Governor

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Jul 22, 2019 It's day 12 of massive actions in San Juan and demonstrators show no signs of stopping. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Neoliberalism Is Destroying Our Lives and Many of Us Don’t Even Know What It Is

Staff / Truthdig Apr 27, 2016 “It’s as if the people of the Soviet Union had never heard of communism,” observes British writer George Monbiot. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Economy in 2016: Buying Time Before All the Old Problems Resurface

Staff / Truthdig Dec 28, 2015 What’s in store for the world economically in the new year? While he cautions against predictions, Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott projects that “there will be no explosion in 2016, but a fuse will be lit.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Hang On to Your Wallet: Negative Interest, the War on Cash and the $10 Trillion Bail-In

By Ellen Brown / Web of Debt Nov 21, 2015 If you’re an ordinary saver with money in the bank, you may soon be paying the bank to hold your funds rather than the reverse. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Bernie Sanders Champions Democratic Socialism in Major Speech at Georgetown

Staff / Truthdig Nov 21, 2015 The Democratic presidential candidate presented himself as heir to the populist legacy of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the clearest articulation yet of his political philosophy and vision for the United States. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

On the Verge of the Great Unraveling: The View From 2050

By John Feffer / TomDispatch Nov 11, 2015 As everyone now knows, the spirit of integration imbued in international trade pacts would go down to defeat as the bloodlands of the 20th century gave way to the splinterlands of the 21st. The sense of disintegration and disunity that settled over our world came at precisely the wrong moment. We needed more unity, not less. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

ACLU: Black Homeowners Were Preyed Upon by Banks Before the Great Recession

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jun 24, 2015 Racial wealth inequality has widened due to targeting of black Americans by pre-2008 subprime mortgage lending, a report by the American Civil Liberties Union finds. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Protesters Assail Austerity Policies at Madrid ‘Dignity March’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 22, 2015 Thousands took part in a “march for dignity” and against austerity measures in Madrid on Saturday on the eve of a closely watched regional election in southern Spain. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Global Recession Has ‘Led to 10,000 Suicides’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 12, 2014 U.K. researchers report that the economic crisis in Europe and North America has contributed to the suicides of more than 10,000 people. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Century of Collusion Between Washington and Finance

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 8, 2014 Former Wall Street executive, financial journalist and Truthdig contributor Nomi Prins tells "Democracy Now!" how a small number of bankers have played critical roles in shaping a century’s worth of financial, foreign and domestic policy in the United States, a series of events that she documents in her new book, "All the Presidents' Bankers: The Hidden Alliances That Drive American Power." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )