David Swenson / The ConversationMay 8, 2019
The Great Recession has decimated huge swaths of the country, and a wealth of data suggests their prospects for revival are slim to none. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Leo Gerard / Independent Media InstituteMay 3, 2019
Yes, unemployment is low and the stock market is soaring. But only a fraction of Americans—the top 10%—have reaped the rewards. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER / The Associated PressMay 3, 2019
The numbers suggest fewer concerns about sustaining economic growth as the recovery from the Great Recession nears the decade mark. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / TruthdigApr 22, 2019
Better training and reforms are not the solution: The problem is that the system is designed to protect the rich at the expense of the poor. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Dean Baker / FAIRFeb 25, 2019
Despite a wealth of evidence to the contrary, both in Europe and the U.S., the Grey Lady continues to hold up austerity as a viable model. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 31, 2018
Featuring journalists, whistleblowers, musicians and more, this year's interviews capture an America at a unique crossroads in its history. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigDec 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 )
Ellen Brown / TruthdigNov 2, 2018
In its interest rate hikes, the Fed has “gone crazy,” the president says. The same may be said of him, but is there a method to his madness? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
SARAH SKIDMORE SELL / The Associated PressOct 2, 2018
A decade removed from the Great Recession, polling finds that faith in the country's economic system has begun to wane. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Ellen Brown / TruthdigOct 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 )
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER / The Associated PressSep 20, 2018
Although the Federal Reserve cites gains in Americans' net worth in the most recent quarter, the increases are disproportionately flowing to the richest one-tenth of the population. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigSep 17, 2018
Not only have the bankers responsible escaped culpability, but we remain vulnerable to another crash. What's worse, now we have Trump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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