Study: The .01% Is the New 1%

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Nov 12, 2014 Comparisons between post-2008 America and the economic quagmire of the 1930s have been circulating for years, but a new study out of the London School of Economics sets the country back even further -- and moves the decimal point back a couple of spaces on the 1 percent to highlight an even smaller and richer demographic. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Follow the Money: Big Banks, DOJ Find Benefits in Settlement Deals

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The Imperative of Revolt

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 20, 2014 Two leading political philosophers, Sheldon Wolin and John Ralston Saul, explore the corporations' slow-motion coup d’état and the prospects of financial collapse and revolt (Above, a moment in a Sept 22 protest at the intersection of Wall Street and Broad Street in New York City) . Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Austerity-Hit Britons Have Sex Less Than Once a Week

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 28, 2014 A British Observer survey found that the average British adult has sex just four times a month, a drop from a 2008 figure of seven times a month, prompting questions of whether the change has anything to do with the ongoing economic doldrums. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Global Recession Has ‘Led to 10,000 Suicides’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 12, 2014 U.K. researchers report that the economic crisis in Europe and North America has contributed to the suicides of more than 10,000 people. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. One Quarter Away From Recession but Economists Are Optimistic

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 29, 2014 The U.S. economy contracted for the first time in three years in early 2014, shrinking at an annual rate of 1 percent due in part to an unusually harsh winter in some of the country's more populous states. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

They Can’t Outlaw the Revolution

Chris Hedges / Truthdig May 19, 2014 Cecily McMillan could get up to seven years on her conviction of hitting a plainclothes policeman who grabbed her in Zuccotti Park. The persecution of the Occupy activist has become emblematic of the state's use of the courts to criminalize nonviolent dissent and try to crush new mass movements.The persecution of Occupy activist Cecily McMillan—facing up to seven years in prison—has become emblematic of the state's use of the courts to criminalize nonviolent dissent and try to crush new mass movements. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Prosecutors May Finally Go After Criminal Mega-Banks

Staff / Truthdig May 1, 2014 The biggest banks pose a challenge for prosecutors. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Recalled to Life

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 24, 2014 Christine Pagano's drug addictions took her from a middle-class home to prostitution and homelessness on the streets of Camden, N.J., one of our poorest cities. Her journey into hell showed her the other America. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

NYC: Where Bonuses Rise, and The Working Poor Still End Up Homeless

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Mar 15, 2014 Bonuses on Wall Street jumped 15 percent in 2013, while record numbers of New Yorkers poured into homeless shelters. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Inevitability of Income Inequality

Nomi Prins / Truthdig Mar 12, 2014 Inequality is endemic to the core structure of an America that operates more as a plutocracy than a democracy. It is an inherent result of the consolidation of a substantial amount of both financial power and political influence in the hands of a few families. Inequality is endemic to the core structure of an America that operates more as a plutocracy than a democracy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )