Obamacare’s 787 Moment

Moshe Adler / Truthdig Nov 7, 2013 The problems of the Affordable Care Act's health care exchanges will not be solved by a new round of outsourcing. Just ask Boeing. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Lesson for Future Presidents and Children

Moshe Adler / Truthdig Sep 19, 2013 The No. 1 problem we face is inequality, and the beginning of a new school year is the appropriate moment to ask what role education plays. Are schools part of the solution or are they part of the problem?The No. 1 problem we face is inequality. The beginning of a new school year is the appropriate moment to ask what role education plays. Are schools part of the solution or are they part of the problem? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Without a Debt Deal, Obama Can Make the Rich Pay

Moshe Adler / Truthdig Jul 29, 2011 If the deficit remains unfunded, the president should withhold money from the enforcement and the support of laws that enrich the rich This would lead to higher wages for workers and lower prices for consumers, and it would help shield them from the cuts he wants to make in income security programs. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Christian Conspiracy to Take Over the Military

Staff / Truthdig Jul 14, 2011 This week on Truthdig Radio in collaboration with KPFK: The man who brought down Warren Jeffs' Mormon fundamentalist sect, the Christian conspiracy to take over the military, and the hot new children's book "Go the Fuck to Sleep" Plus: a progressive analysis of the debt ceiling drama Update: Full transcriptThis week on Truthdig Radio: Warren Jeffs' Mormon fundamentalist sect; Christian conspiracy; "Go the Fuck to Sleep"; and a progressive analysis of the debt ceiling drama. Dig deeper ( 34 Min. Read )

What The New York Times Doesn’t Understand About Taxes

Moshe Adler / Truthdig Apr 6, 2011 Once again a New York Times article hinges on the numbers, and the numbers as reported are all wrong. This is becoming a disturbing pattern. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Whose Side Is the New York Times On, Part 2

Moshe Adler / Truthdig Mar 22, 2011 State personal income in New York in 2009 was $908 billion. Thus a flat tax of less than 1 percent would close the deficit entirely, without any spending cuts. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Whose Side Is The New York Times On?

Moshe Adler / Truthdig Mar 15, 2011 As if dealing with the many known enemies of government workers is not enough, state employees in New York now also have to contend with the old gray lady herself, The New York Times. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Beware of Arne Duncan’s Tricks

Moshe Adler / Truthdig Mar 10, 2011 The statistical evidence is that smaller class size means better education, but smaller class size also means higher taxes. So Education Secretary Arne Duncan chose trickery to divert parents from the clear road. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Down With Democracy, Let’s Have a King

Moshe Adler / Truthdig Feb 25, 2011 With a 10 percent rate of unemployment among his subjects and fear of the unrest that this could unleash, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia decreed an increase in aid to the unemployed, an increase in the salaries of government employees, an increase in aid to students, an increase in funds (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How to Be a Billionaire

Moshe Adler / Truthdig Feb 2, 2011 All you have to do to be a billionaire is to have an idea. John A. Paulson had an idea, and in 2010 his idea made him $5 billion. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Don’t Blame Workers for the Crimes of the Wealthy

Moshe Adler / Truthdig Feb 1, 2011 According to The New York Times, “What’s Broken in Greece” is that the cost of labor in Greece from 2005 to 2010 has been, on average, 25 percent higher than in Germany. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obfuscating Unemployment

Moshe Adler / Truthdig Jan 27, 2011 During the Great Depression, high rates of unemployment prevailed for 11 years The experience of seeing a free market system drive itself into a rut that it cannot pull itself out of is nothing new And we have long known the solutionThe experience of seeing a free market system drive itself into a rut that it cannot pull itself out of is nothing new. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )