China’s Economy Hums Along

Staff / Truthdig Oct 22, 2009 As the U.S. struggles to recover its footing due to the economic crisis, China is expecting yet another stellar year as it reports that the country's economy is on track to reach its target of 8 percent GDP growth this year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gaza’s Baby Boom

Staff / Truthdig Feb 16, 2009 According to a Palestinian census, the population of Gaza jumped by 40 percent between 1997 and 2007. West Bank officials expect the Gaza population, which they estimate at 1.4 million, to double over the next 21 years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

World Economic Growth Slowest Since WWII

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2009 The world economy this year is likely to grow at a rate of only 0.5 percent, according to the International Monetary Fund, which re-evaluated its figures after the U.K. officially entered into recession last week. The growth rate, as projected, is the lowest in more than 60 years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

China Gets the (Sooty) Gold in Power Emissions

Staff / Truthdig Aug 27, 2008 China's unceasing economic growth has always worried environmentalists, and a new report by the Center for Global Development may put those concerns on a new level After increasing power-plant emissions by a third this year, China's coal-based power sector is poised to be the most polluting in the world even worse than that of the United States. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

It Ain’t Argentina This Time

Staff / Truthdig Apr 9, 2008 The International Monetary Fund, the darling lending institution of neoliberal capitalists, believes that the US's current mortgage crisis is dragging down the world economy The IMF is predicting at least a two-year global economic downturn, led by the U credit crunch, that also has a gambling chance of turning into a "global recession". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Study Raises Doubts About ADHD Meds for Kids

Staff / Truthdig Nov 18, 2007 Here's a study that the makers of Ritalin probably won't love: Researchers working on the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children With ADHD, which has been tracking 600 kids in treatment for ADHD since the 1990s, now question earlier findings about the effectiveness of medication and raise new concerns. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Yangtze River Dolphin, We Hardly Knew You

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2007 If you've been putting off that trip to see China's "goddess of the Yangtze," you've waited too long. Scientists believe the human-sized dolphin to be the first aquatic mammal species to go extinct in half a century, a victim of China's economic growth. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Officials Seeing New Home-Grown Terror Cells

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2006 This is according to Scott Redd, director of the National Counterterrorism Center. These groups of Islamic radicals are made up of disaffected men in their teens and 20s who draw moral inspiration from Al Qaeda and use the Internet to organize and plan potential attacks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Global Warming and Its Discontents

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2006 As George Will tries to refute the mountains of evidence pertaining to the threat of global warming, New Yorker reporter Elizabeth Kolbert discusses her new book on the subject. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: Tax Cuts Don’t Pay for Themselves

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2006 A nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank concludes: "the tax cuts have not paid for themselves, recent economic growth and revenue growth have not been particularly strong, and revenues remain lower than had been predicted before the tax cuts were enacted." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Google CFO Says Growth Is Slowing

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2006 The 800-pound gorilla's rampage has started to slow down a bit, as evidenced by the chief financial officer's admission that the search company will have to find new ways to boost revenue. Related: Check out Truthdig's eye-opening report on Google's grasp of the intimate details of your life. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )