Business & Economy

Why Aren’t Rural Americans Included in Inflation Figures?

Stephen Weller and Tessa Conroy / The Conversation Jan 27, 2023 Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: The Women at Khabar Lahariya, a Feminist Newspaper in Rural India

Emma Niles / Truthdig Aug 21, 2016 Now in its 14th year, the publication just expanded into digital platforms in the hope of increasing readership and inspiring other young women. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Private Equity Eyeing Half of U.S. Farmland

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 23, 2014 "An estimated 400 million acres of farmland in the United States will likely change hands over the coming two decades as older farmers retire," with the financial industry seeing an opportunity to profit from rising food prices and biofuels, the Inter Press Service reports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cities’ Twin Heat Problems May Get Relief

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Feb 16, 2014 Climate change aside, cities tend to be warmer than the surrounding countryside. Now researchers in the U.S. have found ways that may lessen the effects of both problems. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Goodbye, Andy Griffith

Staff / Truthdig Jul 3, 2012 Andy Griffith, “an entertainer whose stories about small town life were a source of cheerful recognition and nostalgic pleasure for generations of Americans,” died Tuesday morning at age 86 at his home on Roanoke Island, N.C. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Suicide Occurs Every 4 Minutes Among Chinese Women

Staff / Truthdig Jun 20, 2006 Every year, 1.5 million Chinese women attempt to take their own lives--and 150,000 succeed. Experts say that 70% to 80% of the suicide attempts have to do with husband-wife issues; in a society of arranged marriages, women frequently have next to no power. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )