Less Driving, More Texting

Staff / Truthdig Oct 2, 2013 Smartphone apps have revolutionized the way Americans use transportation; the CEO of The Guardian says his paper can't survive in the U.K.; meanwhile, why aren't millennial liberals protesting the shutdown? These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Income Monopoly

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One Man’s Brave New World

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Sep 13, 2013 A well-regarded economist has written a new projection of a world of machine-driven alphas and lesser beings. The book is a smart and cruel projection of the world he sees coming. In fact, he thinks it is already here. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

New Record: Richest Americans Took Half of All Income in 2012

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 12, 2013 A new study has concluded that the wealthiest 10 percent of Americans have never in the last century taken a larger slice of the income pie. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Capitalism Run Wild

Staff / Truthdig Aug 13, 2013 If you missed economist Richard Wolff talking about economic disparity on the most recent "Moyers & Company," you can watch the whole episode right here. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

All Men Are Created Equal; Not So Much in the USA

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Aug 3, 2013 I was drawn into my pile of OECD documents and charts by a column last week by Eduardo Porter of The New York Times under the headline: "Inequality in America: The Data Is Sobering." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bipolar Nation: The Rich Get Richer

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Apr 26, 2013 Times are tough. Do the numbers: Chief executive officers of the country's biggest companies experienced pay increases of a minuscule 15 percent in 2012, compared with the 28 percent their pay rose in 2011. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Education: Poverty Is the Crux of the Problem

Paul Cummins / Truthdig Mar 27, 2013 If income divide is at the root of current public education deficits, that chasm must be narrowed by reducing the factors that perpetuate poverty. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Income Growth for 90 Percent of Americans Over Last 4 Decades Averaged $59

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 26, 2013 For the top 10 percent of American taxpayers though, it was--not surprisingly--a lot more. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Study: Tax Cuts for Rich Not Path to Economic Growth

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Sep 17, 2012 Contrary to what conservatives have been pushing, reducing taxes for the wealthiest Americans will not grow the economy. However, according to a new study by the Congressional Research Service, it does help to create income inequality. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Simplicity

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TED: ‘A Money-Soaked Orgy of Self-Congratulatory Futurism’

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2012 In the wake of a recent scandal over TED’s refusal to publish a talk about income inequality, Alex Pareene at Salon performs a neat takedown of the organization's driving ethos. (Hint: It has to do with the "1 percent" that the Occupy movement is raging about.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )