Opinion

Wealthy Elites Believe Capitalism Should Hurt Workers More

Joshua Hill / Truthdig Sep 14, 2023 When one of them shoves it in our face, it’s a reality check and a call to organize and stop accepting this system. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Biden Administration Unveils Proposed Renter Protection

Truthdig Staff / Truthdig Jan 27, 2023 The administration says the moves will safeguard renters and promote rental affordability. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

Why Aren’t Rural Americans Included in Inflation Figures?

Stephen Weller and Tessa Conroy / The Conversation Jan 27, 2023 Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Asia Pacific

The Costs of South Asian Chauvinism

Ram Puniyani / InDepth News Jan 25, 2023 In India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, religious politics has led to economic disaster. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Here’s Why Americans Need a Basic Income During the Coronavirus Outbreak

By Anne Kim / The Washington Monthly Mar 18, 2020 Dramatic action is needed now to blunt the immediate pain of vulnerable workers. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Coronavirus Pandemic Proves That We Can Overcome the Climate Crisis—If We Want To

Martina Moneke / Truthdig Mar 14, 2020 The response to the coronavirus pandemic reveals that it’s possible to significantly reduce emissions that cause air pollution and climate change. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Dow Sinks 8% as Sell-Off Slamming Global Markets Deepens

The Associated Press Mar 12, 2020 The economic pain caused by the coronavirus becomes more painfully clear. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Congress Wary of Trump’s Tax Break Plan to Address Virus Crisis

LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Mar 10, 2020 The president, feeling pressure over outbreak and its financial fallout, meets with GOP allies who aren't inclined to spend more as of now. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Virus Anxiety Triggers Biggest 1-Day Market Drop Since 2011

STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA / The Associated Press Feb 27, 2020 The S&P 500 has plunged 12% from the all-time high it set just a week ago, putting the index in what markets watchers call a “correction.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Officials Are Cynically Spreading Lies About the Coronavirus

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Feb 27, 2020 As the epidemic spirals into a pandemic, causing a plunge in the stock market, Donald Trump and Larry Kudlow insist "USA in great shape!" Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Polling: Americans Dissatisfied with the State of the Union

ANNAH FINGERHUT / The Associated Press Feb 1, 2020 Approval of Trump has persisted in negative territory, and the country is more polarized than under any president in recent history. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Disaster of Utopian Engineering

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 28, 2020 Neoliberalism, the latest utopian project, aims at concentrating wealth in the hands of the few while reducing the many to peonage. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )