Business & Economy

A Journey of No Return, Not a Circular Economy

Herman Daly / Mother Pelican Dec 13, 2022 The reality of today's growth-centered economy is one of harried drivenness, of frantic adaptation to the unforeseen. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

William Greider’s Blistering Critiques of Capitalism Will Be Sorely Missed

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Dec 27, 2019 The celebrated economist and author, who died at 83 this week, exposed the perils of Reaganomics—and predicted Trump’s rise. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Emerging Divide Between Sanders and Warren on Medicare for All

Jon Queally / Common Dreams Nov 20, 2019 Economist Robert Pollin answers key questions about the two senators' approaches to health care as Warren beings to carve her own path. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

Central Bankers’ Desperate Grab for Power

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Sep 17, 2019 Central bankers are proposing a radical economic reset that would shift even more power from governments to themselves. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Key to a Sustainable Economy Is 5,000 Years Old

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Aug 28, 2019 America is hurtling toward a series of catastrophic debt crises. An ancient Mesopotamian civilization could offer the solution. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Democrats Can Have Their Progressive Policies and Pay for Them Too

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Jul 8, 2019 As China and Japan have long demonstrated, the government can generate the money it needs simply by creating it on the books of its own banks. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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The World Is Now the Property of the 1 Percent

Nomi Prins / TomDispatch Dec 17, 2018 In today's global economy, financial security increasingly belongs solely to the wealthy. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Neoliberalism’s Dark Path to Fascism

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Nov 26, 2018 The financial elites have engineered a monumental con job that threatens to rip away the remainder of our freedoms. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Economy Is Too Important to Leave to the Economists

Elaine Margolin / Truthdig May 18, 2018 In a new book addressed to his daughter, former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis explains capitalism well but fails to empathize with its victims. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

How the Left Can Gain Footing in White America

Paul Street / Truthdig May 16, 2018 Attaining Martin Luther King's goal of "the radical reconstruction of society itself" will require backing from the nation's heartland. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The Financial Hardships of Trump’s Friends

Robert Reich / RobertReich.Org May 9, 2018 Trumponomics is a thin veneer of an excuse for giving America’s rich, such as billionaire Carl Icahn, whatever they want, while sticking it to everyone else. (At left, a drawing of Icahn.) Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )