trickle down economics

The Case for Universal Basic Income

Staff / Truthdig Aug 26, 2015 Support for a universal basic income is growing. In Europe, for example, the Dutch city of Utrecht is about to introduce an experiment that aims “to challenge the notion that people who receive public money need to be patrolled and punished." Here, the political, philosophical and economic arguments are made clear. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

How the Trans-Pacific Partnership Is Just More Trickle-Down Economics

Robert Reich / Truthdig May 5, 2015 By now we should know that when big corporations, Wall Street and the wealthy get special goodies, the rest of us get shafted. Yet here comes the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Are Conservatives Actually Becoming More Compassionate?

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jan 19, 2015 Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney are zeroing in on inequality as America’s fundamental economic problem. Dig deeper ( 3 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 )