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Thomas Frank: Sanders Rises as Americans Reject Establishment Democrats

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 17, 2016 A veteran observer of American politics, Frank recognizes that it is not just “Hillary the Capable” who Democrats are abandoning in droves for Bernie Sanders, but “the party leadership whose faction she represents as well as the direction in which our modern Democrats have been travelling for decades.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

We Need a New Economic Model Because the Current Model Is Falling Apart

Robert Reich / Truthdig Mar 19, 2015 The economy toward which we’re hurtling -- in which more and more is generated by fewer and fewer people who reap almost all the rewards, leaving the rest of us without enough purchasing power -- can’t function. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Many Young Americans May Never Escape the City

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 22, 2015 Young people who flocked to the United States' biggest metro areas to build careers are finding it harder to leave as places elsewhere that many of them find more desirable for raising families do not offer well-paying jobs. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Two Faces of Empire

By Greg Grandin, TomDispatch Jan 27, 2014 The captain ready to drive himself and all around him to ruin in the hunt for a white whale has been used as an exemplar of unhinged American power. But what’s really frightening is our soberest politicians, scholars, journalists, professionals, and managers, men and women who enable the wars, devastate the planet, and rationalize the atrocities. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Young, Successful, Well Paid: Are They Killing Feminism?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2006 Today's crop of ambitious businesswomen will earn just as much as their male counterparts but will also kill female solidarity in the process, concludes a controversial UK academic report. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )