The Disaster of Negative Interest Rates

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Sep 25, 2019 If the president wants the federal government to be able to borrow cheaply, there are far better options than negative interest rates. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Goodbye to the Dollar

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Feb 4, 2019 The Trump administration accelerates the abandonment of the dollar as the world’s principal reserve currency, which will be fatal to the American empire. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The European Union May Not Survive the Euro

Marshall Auerback / Independent Media Institute Jan 18, 2019 Double-digit unemployment and rising inequality have ravaged the continent. A return to traditional currencies may offer a solution. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

I Know Which Country the U.S. Will Invade Next

Lee Camp / Truthdig May 2, 2018 Hint: It's all about the banking. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Euro

By Bethany McLean Aug 27, 2016 The timing couldn't be better for this new book, which recounts the tragic irony of how the euro, which was supposed to bring Europe together, is in fact driving it apart. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Greece Debt Crisis: Massive Stock Plunge After Five-Week Shutdown

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Aug 3, 2015 Ending down 16.23 percent by the end of Monday, Athens' stock market experienced its worst daily performance since at least 1985, when modern record keeping began. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Italian Politician: Italy Should Use Its ‘Enormous Debt’ as a Weapon Against Germany

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 23, 2015 Beppe Grillo, the comedian-turned-populist-leader of Italy’s second largest political party, has called for the nationalization of Italian banks and an exit from the euro. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Greek Reforms ‘Will Fail,’ Former Finance Minister Varoufakis Says

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 19, 2015 Yanis Varoufakis, who resigned recently, predicted that the measures will “go down in history as the greatest disaster of macroeconomic management ever.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Greek Burden

Steve Sack, Minneapolis Star Tribune. Cagle Cartoons Jul 17, 2015 Dig deeper

Economists Krugman and Stiglitz on Why Greeks Should Vote ‘No’ on the Referendum

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 1, 2015 Nobel Prize-winning economists Joseph Stiglitz and Paul Krugman maintain that Greece must keep going it alone and vote "no" on the upcoming referendum on the bailout. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Greek Banks Close Indefinitely After Weekend That Shook the Euro

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 29, 2015 Greeks found their savings blocked and banks closed Monday morning after a standoff between the country and its bailout creditors that cast doubt on the future of Europe’s single-currency zone. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

From ‘Demos’ to ‘Podemos’: Popular Uprisings in Greece and Spain

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Feb 19, 2015 Like Greece, Spain has been wracked by the global recession and could soon elect an anti-austerity government. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )