David Sirota / TruthdigAug 3, 2013
Is it really true that higher wages would be devastating for individual consumers? The answer, it seems, depends on your definition of "devastating." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigDec 6, 2012
What happens when you give your computer a $50 monthly budget and access to your Amazon account? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigNov 26, 2012
It appears the controversial decision by some retailers to start Black Friday sales on Thanksgiving has paid off. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigNov 24, 2012
Did you stay home for what has become an American commercial tradition? Armed with cellphone cameras, a few fascinated spectators caught riots and stampedes on Black Friday at shopping centers across the country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigNov 22, 2012
America’s largest employer is Walmart, whose average employee earns $8.81 an hour. A third of Walmart’s employees work less than 28 hours per week and don’t qualify for benefits. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 24, 2012
The Los Angeles City Council voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to ban plastic bags. If approved, the measure, pending environmental review and a subsequent vote, would make L.A. the biggest American city to do away with this major source of pollution. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 27, 2012
Bargain hipster clothing store H&M apologizes "if anyone should think we have copied" Georgia artist Tori LaConsay, whose feel-good graffiti somehow found its way (without permission) onto a bunch of knickknacks. The brand now says it is following up with the artist, but not before taking its lumps on the Internet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
David Sirota / TruthdigJan 27, 2012
Many who are faced with imminent disaster instantly convince themselves that everything is normal and that they don't have to modify their behavior. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Dario Castillejos, Cagle Cartoons, El Imparical de MéxicoDec 18, 2011Dig deeper
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