Ellen Brown / TruthdigMar 9, 2020
Because our banks aren't nationalized, its inability to work with Congress has resulted in another botched attempt at crisis management. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Ellen Brown / TruthdigJan 8, 2020
Its forced choice to bankroll hedge funds and other speculative ventures in repo market comes at a price to the middle class. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
ALEX VEIGA / The Associated PressDec 31, 2019
The three major indexes set more record highs than in 2018 and kept the longest bull market for stocks going. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Ellen Brown / TruthdigDec 11, 2019
The former Fed chairman’s obituaries leave out how his policies devastated lives in the 1980s and underwrote the 2008 financial crisis. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Ellen Brown / TruthdigJun 3, 2019
The U.S. government is unnecessarily feeding the “financialized” economy in which money makes money without producing new goods and services. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Ellen Brown / TruthdigFeb 20, 2019
The Federal Reserve needs to keep pumping new money into the banking system, so why not inject cash directly into Americans' bank accounts? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Ellen Brown / TruthdigFeb 7, 2019
U.S. critics of Modern Monetary Theory who point to Venezuela’s hyperinflation are missing the big difference between the two countries. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
MARLEY JAY / The Associated PressDec 19, 2018
The Dow had been 381 points up before the U.S. central bank's fourth increase on short-term rates this year. It ends the day at 351 down. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Nomi Prins / TomDispatchAug 5, 2018
Here's a look at the president's travels on the paths of chaos, and at the economic damage that might lie ahead. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Nomi Prins / TruthdigMay 1, 2018
Today's central bank collusion is nothing more than a massive “trickle down” subsidy for the financial system—and promises for the masses. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Nomi Prins / TomDispatchApr 30, 2018
There’s a crucial institution in Washington that few in the media seem to be paying attention to, even as President Trump quietly makes it his own. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Ellen Brown / TruthdigApr 20, 2018
The Fed's proffered justifications for aggressively increasing interest rates and adding to government debt levels don’t pass the smell test. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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