TD Column

Death of a Nation

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Apr 4, 2025 Once citizens, we are becoming subscribers to the United States, sending fees to the people plundering the commons for private profit. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Arts & Culture

‘Wicked,’ ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and the Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan / DemocracyNow! Jan 3, 2025 Now is a good time to remember the man who dignified the downtrodden, the working class and immigrants. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Class: The Little Word the Elites Want You to Forget

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Mar 2, 2020 Our oligarchic rulers are determined to ban all discussion of class warfare, which is why they are trying to block the nomination of Sanders. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Global Economy Is a Time Bomb Waiting to Explode

Marshall Auerback / Independent Media Institute Mar 11, 2019 Did the world let the crisis of 2008 go to waste? At least one leading economist believes that we're about to find out the hard way. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: FDR and His Deal for a Desperate Time

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Dec 29, 2018 Our longest-serving president would leave a deep mark on the American psyche. But was he saint or villain, and what was his true legacy? Dig deeper ( 44 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: America’s Economic Suffering Is Just Beginning

Robert Reich / Truthdig Dec 20, 2018 A wealth of evidence suggests that we're careening toward the kind of crash we experienced in 2008—and possibly a second Great Depression. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Trump’s Tax Policy Risks Global Recession

Robert Reich / Truthdig Dec 11, 2018 The president likes to call himself a "Tariff Man." Little does he realize that these tariffs are paid by American consumers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

America’s Children Face Income Inequality Unseen in Generations

Paul Buchheit / Common Dreams Dec 10, 2018 As much as one-third of the nation's wealth—approximately $30 trillion—will be handed down, almost exclusively to the top 20 percent. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: The Decade That Roared, and Wept

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Dec 8, 2018 The Roaring ’20s ushered in a new modernity and energy but also held the seeds of a great and devastating economic depression. Dig deeper ( 30 Min. Read )

How America Can Free Itself From Wall Street

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Oct 2, 2018 As California goes, so goes the nation, and legislators around the U.S. are looking to the West as Los Angeles makes a bid to break with the nation's biggest banks. Dig deeper ( 7 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 )

Robert Reich: The Next Great Crash Is Coming

Robert Reich / Truthdig Sep 3, 2018 Ten years after a historic recession, the U.S. economy remains as vulnerable as ever. Watch your wallets. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )