Are We Safe From the Next Ponzi Scheme? (Audio)

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2018 Investigative reporter Steve Fishman explains how Bernie Madoff was able to pull off one of the largest financial crimes in U.S. history, and whether regulators have taken steps to ensure Americans won't get conned again. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Five Economic Disappointments of the Trump Regime

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Feb 6, 2018 Here's a look at how the president is failing his base, which voted him into office on his promise that he could cure their economic woes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Brazil’s Recession Grows as Emissions Rise

Jan Rocha / Climate News Network Nov 15, 2017 The country is the only major one in the world where damage to the climate is worsening as the population becomes poorer. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.S. Middle Class Gets Richer, but Wealthy Do Even Better

By Christopher Rugaber / AP Sep 27, 2017 In the period 2013-2016, the wealthiest households pulled even further ahead, worsening the nation’s massive disparities in wealth and income. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Search for Justice in ‘Finding Oscar’

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Apr 15, 2017 The documentary traces the story of a 1982 massacre of a Guatemalan village to a trial three decades later, with human rights advocates as the heroes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer Questions Lawrence Summers and Michael Blumenthal on the 2008 Financial Crash (Video)

Jul 27, 2016 On Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention, Truthdig's editor in chief confronted the two former Treasury secretaries about the role financial deregulation played in the Wall Street crash. On Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention, Truthdig's editor in chief confronted the two former Treasury secretaries about the role financial deregulation played in the Wall Street crash. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

2008 All Over Again

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jun 25, 2016 Great Britain’s decision to leave the European Union presages perhaps another global financial meltdown. Banks will again demand massive bailouts. We will be forced to again swallow austerity measures, and there will be a continued decline in living standards. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Live Blog: Is America Prepared for Another Recession?

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 21, 2016 Talk of a financial downturn is in the air, and financial markets are anxious. Are the fears credible? The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution leads a panel discussion on the possibility and how to respond. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

America in Crisis: What Happens When Neither Political Party Answers to the Bottom 90 Percent?

By Thom Hartmann / AlterNet Mar 21, 2016 Our nation faces a massive crisis provoked by the loss of democratic representation. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Unlikely Critic Neel Kashkari Says Banks Still Pose ‘Nuclear’ Risk to U.S. Economy

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams Feb 17, 2016 Federal Reserve official Neel Kashkari warns that "we won't see the next crisis coming, and it won’t look like what we might be expecting." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What to Expect From the U.S. Economy in 2016—Hint: Does the Word ‘Recession’ Ring a Bell?

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jan 10, 2016 Economic forecasters exist to make astrologers look good, but this economist will hazard a guess. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘The Big Short’ Film Review: A Morality Play Dressed Up as Modern Farce

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Dec 10, 2015 The mortgage and banking crisis of 2007 gets the business in this fast-paced, hilarious and, yes, frightening outline. It's a tale powered by lots of villains and a handful of not-exactly-villains. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )