Business & Economy

The Billionaires, the Fed and November

Dean Baker / Beat the Press Jan 13, 2026 The markets yawned at Trump’s legal threats against Jerome Powell. How would they react to a cancellation of the midterms? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Politics

The Cooked-Up Case Against Lisa Cook

Dean Baker / Beat the Press Sep 15, 2025 It is unclear whether the Fed governor committed fraud—and why is Trump’s housing director rifling through the mortgage documents of his political opponents, anyway? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Trump Get’s His Dream Fed Chair

Christopher Weyant Aug 14, 2025 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

Trump vs Jerome Powell

Dave Granlund Jul 28, 2025 Dig deeper

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 )

Business & Economy

The Fed Is Dead

Robert Reich Dec 13, 2022 The Fed is putting the onus of fighting inflation on workers and consumers rather than on the corporations responsible for it Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Fed’s Baffling Response to the Coronavirus Explained

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Mar 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 )

Hiring Surges in January as Americans Flood Into Job Market

CHRISTOPHER RUGABER / The Associated Press Feb 7, 2020 Still, the economy faces threats from China’s viral outbreak, an ongoing trade war and struggles at Boeing. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.S. Adds 145,000 Jobs; Unemployment Holds at 3.5%

JOSH BOAK / The Associated Press Jan 10, 2020 The job market remains strong, although hiring and wage gains have slowed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Fed Protects Gamblers at the Expense of the Economy

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Jan 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 )

Paul Volcker’s Long Shadow

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Dec 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 )

How Loan Companies Prey on an Unsuspecting Public

Anjali Tsui / ProPublica Dec 3, 2019 A new investigation reveals that high-interest lenders in Utah using small claims courts to arrest borrowers and take their bail money. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )