John Cleese Gives Yanks the Lowdown on the U.K. Elections

Staff / Truthdig May 8, 2015 Confused about the Tories? And who's this Miliband guy, anyway? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Sen. Bernie Sanders: ‘We Need a Political Revolution in This Country’

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig May 4, 2015 On Sunday's edition of "This Week With George Stephanopoulos," the ABC host might have thought he was point-blanking the newly minted presidential candidate with some blunt questions, but Sanders hit harder with his answers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

When Teenagers Pick $14 Million Condos

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 21, 2015 In the age of Internet access, children's ability to become productively curious about almost anything has made the adolescent sons and daughters of wealthy New York City families important players in the discovery and selection of multimillion-dollar homes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Republican Budget Plan Will Devastate American Families

By Sen. Bernie Sanders Mar 19, 2015 As I understand the Republican view of our country, as manifested in the House and Senate budgets, millions of middle class and working families need to see a major reduction in federal programs that help make their lives, and the lives of their kids, a little bit better. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Put a Name to the 80 People Who Own Half of the World’s Wealth

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jan 27, 2015 Some of the names on this list of the über rich will seem familiar while others may come as a surprise. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

1 Percent ‘Literally Rich Beyond Measure’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 7, 2014 Wealth hidden by tax shelters and non-responses to questionnaires is so undercounted that "correcting for similar lapses in income data almost erases progress made from 1988 to 2008 in narrowing the gap between the world’s rich and poor," Bloomberg contributor Jeanna Smialek reports that a body of research has found. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Al Gore’s Warnings About Inequality and Democracy

David Sirota / Truthdig Jun 14, 2014 The former vice president recently told a tech industry conference when "95 percent of all the additional national income in the U.S., since the recovery began in ’09, goes to the top 1 percent, that's not an Occupy Wall Street slogan, that's a fact." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The One Percent

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U.S. Justice Department Probes High-Speed Trading

Staff / Truthdig Apr 6, 2014 File this under "In Case You Missed It" (or "ICYMI," for Twitter-savvy types): The U.S. Justice Department has launched a probe of high-speed trading to see whether it involves illegal insider trading, Attorney General Eric Holder said Friday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

An Aristocracy of Musicians

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 9, 2014 The top 1 percent of artists take 77 percent of the income earned in the music industry, a new report found. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What If Your Income Grew as Fast as the Top 1 Percent?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 3, 2014 The editors at Mother Jones reveal how much money you would be earning annually today if the super-rich hadn't rigged the system. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

For Exxon Mobil CEO, Fracking’s Fine, Just Not In His Backyard

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2014 The contentious practice of hydraulic fracturing -- commonly referred to as "fracking," thus offering opponents a handy resemblance to a popular expletive -- isn't something Exxon Mobil's head honcho, Rex Tillerson, has opposed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )