TD Column

Springtime for Bezos

Jeb Lund / Truthdig May 22, 2026 The billionaire’s self-pitying CNBC interview bombed with the public, but adoration is not the point of ultra-rich messaging — Nazi-shaming is. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Trump Not Thinking About Americans’ Finances

Dave Whamond May 18, 2026 Dig deeper

Editorial Cartoons

Losing Faith in the American Dream

Paul Duginski May 11, 2026 Dig deeper

Economic Justice

Who’s Against San Francisco’s Overpaid Executive Tax?

Sarah Anderson / Inequality.org Apr 29, 2026 Meet the billionaires and corporations funding a war chest to stop a referendum on extreme corporate wage gaps. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

‘What’s That About?’: Pope Leo Takes On CEO Pay

Sarah Anderson / Inequality.org Sep 22, 2025 The Catholic leader’s criticism comes as members of Congress call for tax hikes on corporations with the biggest CEO-worker pay gaps. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Rising Budget Deficits And Our Future

Peter Kuper Dec 16, 2024 Dig deeper

Economic Justice

Presidential Debates Love To Avoid the Topic of Taxing the Rich

Sam Pizzigati / Inequality.org Sep 16, 2024 Some unasked questions might have helped prevent the last half-century’s massive concentration of income and wealth. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

There’s Finally Some Hope on Excessive Executive Pay

Sam Pizzigati / Inequality.org Feb 12, 2024 A Delaware state court ruling has shaken up the the world of compensation for corporate CEOs. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Social Justice

Poor People’s Campaign: Wake the Sleeping Giant of Low-Income Voters

Sarah Anderson / Inequality.org Feb 7, 2024 42 weeks of actions are being planned to mobilize this potentially powerful yet often ignored segment of the electorate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Book Excerpt

The Scourge of Corporate Financialization

William Lazonick / Cambridge University Press Aug 25, 2023 A new book argues that stock buybacks and other hallmarks of financialization drive income inequity, employment instability, and productive fragility. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Centrist Candidates Are Losing the Plot

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Feb 26, 2020 Sticking to the middle of the road will take a toll at the polls, if the Nevada Democratic caucuses were any indication. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Only Sanders Can Challenge Trump’s Predatory Budget Plan

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Feb 13, 2020 The budget proposal offers a terrifying preview of what we can expect from Trump if he wins another four years in office. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )