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 )

Journalist Crashes Wall Street Secret Fraternity Party, Lives to Tell Bizarre Tale

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Mar 12, 2014 As he recounts in New York magazine, journalist Kevin Roose was able to infiltrate a secret Wall Street fraternity party in January 2012 that was attended by many of the top financial moguls of our time. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Noam Chomsky on Some Simple Ways to Ruin an Economy

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2014 Scholar, philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky kicks off this talk filmed last month with a simple, provocative premise: “Let’s pose that for some perverse reason that we were interested in ruining an economy and a society.” Now, who would want to go and do a thing like that? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Another Apparent Suicide Brings Financial World Death Toll to 6 in 2014

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2014 A 33-year-old JPMorgan employee jumped to his death from the roof of the firm's Hong Kong headquarters Tuesday, adding to a series of untimely deaths in the banking and big business arena in recent weeks. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why the Lousy Jobs Report Boosted Wall Street

Robert Reich / Truthdig Feb 10, 2014 How can bad news on Main Street (only 113,000 jobs were created in January, on top of a meager 74,000 in December) cause good news on Wall Street? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Fourth Banker Dies of Apparent Suicide in a Week

Staff / Truthdig Feb 5, 2014 Russell Investments chief economist Mike Dueker's apparent suicide death, discovered Thursday after the 50-year-old former St. Louis Federal Reserve officer had been reported missing from his home in Tacoma, Washington, became the fourth such loss in the financial community in the span of a week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bankers Brought to Justice

Monte Wolverton, Cagle Cartoons Jan 6, 2014 Dig deeper

Financial Help or Bombardment ?

Pavel Constantin, Cagle Cartoons, Romania Jan 5, 2014 Dig deeper