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 )

Coronavirus Outbreak Triggers Fears of Global Recession

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Mar 9, 2020 As the virus death toll mounts and markets head for their worst day since the crash of 2008, analysts admit there is "genuine panic." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Extreme Weather Could Trigger a Recession Unlike We’ve Ever Seen

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Feb 18, 2020 A new research paper warns that markets' failure to assess the risks of climate change poses a significant threat to the global economy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: America Has Failed Its Millennials

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jan 9, 2020 Massive economic inequality has forged a generation that is deeper in debt, poorer paid and half as likely to own a home as its parents. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Catalog Retailers See Reason for Optimism After Declines

DAVID SHARP / The Associated Press Dec 21, 2019 A new demographic is helping to breathe some new life into the sector, industry officials say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Buttigieg Campaign Failed to Disclose Power Brokers in Release of Big Donors

By Julia Conley / Common Dreams Dec 18, 2019 Among them are a hedge fund manager, a charter school founder and a lawyer who represented Wall Street banks. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Privately Considering ‘Stop-Bernie Campaign’: Report

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Nov 26, 2019 The former president has reportedly told advisers that he will speak up if it looks like the Vermont senator might capture the nomination. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Corporate Media’s Twisted Idea of a ‘Strong Economy’

Joshua Cho / FAIR Nov 20, 2019 The U.S. is experiencing record inequality and corporate profits, yet its press continues to praise Donald Trump's effect on the market. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Some Inconvenient Truths for 2020 Democrats

CALVIN WOODWARD, AMANDA SEITZ AND HOPE YEN / The Associated Press Jul 29, 2019 Here's a sampling of the campaign rhetoric on a variety of subjects—and how it compares with the facts. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Trump Is Tanking the American Manufacturing Industry

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jul 17, 2019 The president tips the sector, which is about 14% of the U.S. gross national product, into recession with his trade war with China. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Fed Leaves Its Key Rate Unchanged but Hints of Future Cuts

MARTIN CRUTSINGER / The Associated Press Jun 19, 2019 The Fed says that because "uncertainties" have increased, it would "act as appropriate to sustain the expansion." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Joe Biden Doesn’t Deserve Your Nostalgia

Conor Lynch / Truthdig May 9, 2019 The former vice president helped paved the way for Trump's ascent, and his neoliberal politics cannot save us from our current crisis. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )