Mitt Romney: ‘Tax Avoider on a Grand Scale’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 4, 2012 Joseph Stiglitz, “one of the few members of the economics profession committed to scientific empiricism, not ideology or servitude to the rich,” as one reader put it, writes that the habit of tax avoidance typical of Mitt Romney’s class makes it difficult to publicly fund things like education, technology, and infrastructure, upon which modern economies depend to flourish. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

This Billionaire Likes to Tinker With Government

Staff / Truthdig Oct 3, 2011 The Wall Street Journal recently profiled Nicolas Berggruen, a billionaire who has apparently become fascinated with political gridlock and enamored with the smoke-filled room. What makes Berggruen interesting is his ability to summon personalities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Joseph Stiglitz, Tony Blair and Condoleezza Rice. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘The Price of 9/11’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 6, 2011 Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel Prize-winning economist who, along with Linda Bilmes, once calculated the staggering cost of America's wars, takes a look at the "mostly avoidable" economic devastation we imposed on ourselves in reaction to the terrorist attacks a decade ago. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Financial Contagion and Other Ills

Staff / Truthdig Aug 8, 2011 Governments on both sides of the Atlantic are making the same blind, stupid, ideological error: trying to rescue faltering economies with spending cuts. It doesn't work, as John Maynard Keynes explained decades ago. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Joseph Stiglitz

Staff / Truthdig Apr 8, 2011 This week we tip our hat to Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, who once helped calculate the true cost of the Iraq War, and more recently has been calling attention to the radical redistribution of wealth from middle- and working-class Americans to the richest among us.This week we tip our hat to Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, who has called attention to the radical redistribution of wealth from middle- and working-class Americans to the richest among us. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Joseph Stiglitz on the Budget and ‘the 1%’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 8, 2011 Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz was Amy Goodman's timely guest on "Democracy Now!" on Thursday, giving his much-needed perspective on the proposed 2012 budget and his must-read Vanity Fair article, "Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%."Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz was Amy Goodman's timely guest on "Democracy Now!" on Thursday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Peasants Need Pitchforks

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 6, 2011 The delusion of a classless America in which opportunity is equally distributed is the most effective deception perpetrated by the moneyed elite that controls all the key levers of power in what passes for our democracy. The delusion of a classless America in which opportunity is equally distributed is the most effective deception perpetrated by the moneyed elite. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Nobelists vs. Obama and Geithner

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Apr 2, 2009 The president's plan to bail out the banks reveals a deference to the existing financial system that puts him at odds with Nobel Prize-winning economists Paul Krugman and Joseph Stiglitz. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Joseph Stiglitz on Recession

James Harris / Truthdig Jun 4, 2008 Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize-winning economist and co-author of "The Three Trillion Dollar War," shares his insights into America's economic woes and explains why things are probably going to get worse. Dig deeper

Joseph Stiglitz on Recession

James Harris / Truthdig Jun 4, 2008 Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize-winning economist and co-author of "The Three Trillion Dollar War," shares his insights into America's economic woes and explains why things are probably going to get worse. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Can YOU Spend $3 Trillion Better Than Bush?

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2008 We've all heard of Publishers Clearing House, but this is a whole new ballgame, people. Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films team has come up with a game that offers each player the fictional (sigh) amount of $3 trillion, the same amount the Iraq war is projected to cost the U.S., and a whole virtual mall's worth of fun "shopping" items to buy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dems Dropping the Ball on Iraq Debate

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Mar 7, 2008 I'm afraid Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are giving the game away to John McCain on the most important matter facing the country, the Iraq war. I hate to sound like one of those middle-aged jock-loving MSNBC pundits, but as I sit here on the sidelines I want to scream, "Quit playing defense." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )