America’s Egregious Economic Inequality in a Single Statistic

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Feb 11, 2019 New research out of the University of Berkeley reveals that 400 individuals now control more wealth than the bottom 150 million combined. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Neoliberalism’s Dark Path to Fascism

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Nov 26, 2018 The financial elites have engineered a monumental con job that threatens to rip away the remainder of our freedoms. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Thom Hartmann: Billionaire-Funded Fascism Is Rising in America

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute. Oct 19, 2018 If Republicans succeed in dismantling Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, we can kiss what's left of our democracy goodbye. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The American Sea of Deception

Paul Street / Truthdig Aug 5, 2018 Presidential lies are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to a political, media, intellectual and educational culture that has long been drenched in propagandistic lies. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Worker Wages Are Flat, but Since 1978 CEO Pay Has Soared by 937%

By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jul 21, 2017 New analysis shows how corporate bosses rake in huge salaries and bonuses as inequality continues to soar. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Piketty on Germany’s Hypocrisy: It ‘Has No Standing to Lecture Other Nations’

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 7, 2015 "Those who want to chase Greece out of the eurozone today," the French economist says, "will end up on the trash heap of history." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Joseph Stiglitz, Thomas Piketty and Other Renowned Economists Demand an End to Greek Austerity

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 12, 2015 Twenty-six of the world’s most distinguished economic minds proclaimed their solidarity with Greece’s ruling anti-austerity party in an essay published in the Financial Times in early June. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdig’s Books of the Year: Part Two

Staff / Truthdig Dec 30, 2014 You've read part one -- now find out which books made the cut in the last installment about our top 10 top reads of 2014. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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 )

Were Top Corporate Executives Really Hogging Workers’ Wages?

By Andrew Kliman Sep 18, 2014 Thomas Piketty attributes rising inequality in the U.S. primarily to huge increases in the salaries of CEOs and other top executives, but he misinterprets the evidence. Rising salaries of top executives actually explain very little of the rise in inequality, and they depressed other employees’ pay by only a negligible amount. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Elizabeth Warren and Thomas Piketty Explain How Wealth Trickles ‘Up,’ Not Down

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jun 5, 2014 The two best-selling authors discuss the American economy and the growth of income disparity plaguing the nation in a HuffPost Live segment that shouldn't be missed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stephen Colbert to Thomas Piketty: ‘Why Are You Trying to Tear Down the Western Economic System?’

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jun 3, 2014 The writer of the best-selling book "Capital in the Twenty-First Century" that's on everybody's mind these days stopped by "The Colbert Report" on Monday for a reckoning with the faux-conservative host. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )