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Watch ‘Obey’: Film Based on Chris Hedges’ ‘Death of the Liberal Class’

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2013 The movie explores the rise of the corporate state and the future of obedience in a world filled with unfettered capitalism, worsening inequality and environmental changes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Pavel Constantin, Cagle Cartoons, Romania Feb 18, 2013 Dig deeper

The Non Zero-Sum Society

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jan 30, 2013 A newly released analysis by the Economic Policy Institute shows that the super rich have done well in the economic recovery while almost everyone else has done badly. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Barack to Mitt: Corporations Run the Economy

By Ralph Nader Sep 27, 2012 President Obama should send this open letter to his GOP opponent -- pronto!President Obama should send this open letter to his GOP opponent—pronto! Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Labor Day and the Election of 2012: It’s Inequality, Stupid

Robert Reich / Truthdig Sep 1, 2012 The most troubling economic trend facing America this Labor Day weekend is the increasing concentration of income, wealth and political power at the very top – among a handful of extraordinarily wealthy people – and the steady decline of the great American middle class. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Augusta Golf Club Admits First 2 Female Members

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Aug 20, 2012 By inviting former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and South Carolina financier Darla Moore to join, the Augusta National Golf Club has finally entered the 21st century. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Who’s Not Putting Americans Back to Work

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jun 15, 2012 With the encouragement of Mitt Romney, House Republicans are doing everything they can to keep Americans from getting work, just to defeat President Obama.House Republicans are doing everything they can to keep Americans from getting work, just to defeat President Obama. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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 )

TED Decides Not to Post Income Inequality Talk

Staff / Truthdig May 17, 2012 TED, the sleek pioneering giant of the online video salon, boasts the tagline: “Ideas worth spreading.” But the group declined to post a talk by Seattle-based venture capitalist and Amazon.com investor Nick Hanauer, who said the middle class, not wealthy financiers like himself, were the nation’s real “job creators.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )