The IRS Has Never Stood a Chance Against the Ultrawealthy

Jesse Eisinger and Paul Kiel / ProPublica Apr 5, 2019 A new report explores how agency officials tried to crack down on the rich, only to find Congress and its patrons arrayed against them. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Elizabeth Warren Is Right About Big Tech

Robert Reich / Truthdig Mar 12, 2019 The senator aims to break up Google, Amazon and Facebook. If we are to dismantle our new Gilded Age, it's as good a place as any to start. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

America’s Grotesque Inequality Can Only End One Way

Nomi Prins / TomDispatch Feb 26, 2019 The wealth gap of this beyond-gilded age is sure to shape a truly messy world ahead. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Howard Schultz Is No Patriot

Robert Reich / Truthdig Feb 22, 2019 Like so many billionaires of our new Gilded Age, the former Starbucks CEO doesn't care about the consequences of his political escapades. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Break Up Facebook (and Amazon and Google and Apple)

Robert Reich / Truthdig Nov 22, 2018 A damning New York Times report on the social media giant only reinforces the need to resurrect sweeping antitrust laws. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Politics

American History for Truthdiggers: Wealth, Squalor in the Progressive Era

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Oct 27, 2018 Populism and progressivism were fueled by idealistic dreams, but in the end they were dragged down by self-interest and racism. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Billionaires Made History in 2017, for All the Wrong Reasons

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Oct 26, 2018 While much of the world faces deepening poverty, a tiny handful of people have increased their wealth by more than $1 trillion. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

In 2018, the U.S. Is Even More Gilded Than in 1918

Bob Lord / OtherWords Sep 27, 2018 Wealth is more concentrated now than it was in John D. Rockefeller's day. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Gangster Capitalism, Nostalgic Authoritarianism in Trump’s America

Henry Giroux / Salon Dec 5, 2017 In one year, the Donald Trump regime has wrought immense damage to democracy, culture and thought. But there’s new hope. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Capitalism: The Nightmare

Paul Street / Truthdig Sep 20, 2017 As American activist Joel Kovel wrote six years ago, "The future will be eco-socialist, because without eco-socialism there will be no future." Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Will Hillary Clinton Get America Back on Track?

By Robert Reich / RobertReich.org Nov 1, 2016 The vile election of 2016 doesn’t seem to offer much hope. But future historians looking back on the tumult might see the start of another era of fundamental reform. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Big Tech May Be Getting Way Too Big—Here’s Why

Robert Reich / Truthdig Sep 27, 2015 In this new Gilded Age, Big Tech—along with Big Pharma, giant health insurance companies, Big Agriculture and the largest banks on Wall Street—is dominating our economy and our politics. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )