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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 )

Trump’s Rosy Economic Outlook Is a Big Lie

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jan 23, 2020 The president thinks he can weather impeachment by exaggerating U.S. successes. But his superlatives don’t reflect reality. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Americans’ Views on Poverty Are as Outdated as ‘Little Women’

Jill Richardson / OtherWords Jan 22, 2020 We've advanced beyond 19th century gender roles. Why can't we get past moralizing about poverty, too? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Uber-Rich’s Preferred Means of Fending Off the Masses

Jim Hightower / OtherWords Jan 22, 2020 If you’ve got more money than you can spend, you can spend your extra wealth on guarding your extra wealth. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Economic Despair Drives Workers to Their Deaths

By Tom Conway / Independent Media Institute Jan 16, 2020 More and more often, economic despair kills the have-nots. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Even the IMF Is Calling for Higher Taxes on the Rich

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Jan 7, 2020 International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says the move would reduce income inequality. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Capitalism’s Failures Have Millennials Reconsidering Communism

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Dec 30, 2019 A new survey finds 70% would likely vote for a socialist candidate, with 38% saying they now approve of communism—up from 28% in 2018. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

New York’s Other Hopelessly Corrupt Candidate

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Dec 5, 2019 He trades on his hometown’s “progressive” credentials but made NYC’s inequality issues worse—as he’d do on a national scale. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Meet America’s New Underclass

Jim Hightower / OtherWords Nov 14, 2019 Jobs in a new category called “wealth work" are growing twice as fast as other jobs. And no, it doesn’t mean working on getting wealthy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Inequality Is Like a Tax on Two-Thirds of Your Income

Sam Pizzigati / OtherWords Nov 6, 2019 If the U.S. were as equal as Japan, the average American’s wealth would triple. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )