The End of the Age of Billionaires

Josh Hoxie / OtherWords Feb 11, 2019 Serious proposals are on the table to address the deepening divide between the uber-rich and the rest of us. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Poverty Pay’ Leads Wal-Mart Employees to Steal Lunches From Co-Workers

Staff / Truthdig Nov 15, 2015 Wal-Mart's workers are so poor they’re skipping lunch, sharing the food of others or stealing from co-workers, some of them said as they announced a 15-day fast aimed at raising the company's wages. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Walmart Employees Go Hungry Working for the Richest Family in America

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Nov 22, 2014 The Walton family control $145 billion in personal wealth, an amount equivalent to the bottom 42 percent of all Americans. Their employees, meanwhile, depend on food banks and taxpayer-funded welfare programs to survive. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

School ‘Reform’ the Walmart Way

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2013 The Walton family, better known as the Walmart heirs, have invested millions in trying to privatize Los Angeles public schools; perhaps the true culprit of the sequester is President Obama; meanwhile, the former pope's resignation can be seen as a sound surrender rather than a cowardly abdication. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Wal-Mart Heirs: The Rich Get Way Richer

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 3, 2012 The six members of the Walton family featured on Forbes’ list of the 400 wealthiest Americans have a combined net worth today of $102.7 billion -- more than the bottom 40 percent of American families combined. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Knocking on Bashar al-Assad’s Door

Staff / Truthdig Jul 23, 2012 Last time on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Juan Cole's informed comment on developments in Damascus; Wal-Mart owns America; Internet hypochondria; Comic-Con culture clash; and unbundling educationcom/avbooth/category/truthdig_radio/" title="Truthdig Radio">Truthdig Radio: Juan Cole's informed comment on developments in Damascus; Wal-Mart owns America; Internet hypochondria; Comic-Con culture clash; and unbundling education. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Knocking on Bashar al-Assad’s Door

Staff / Truthdig Jul 23, 2012 Last time on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Juan Cole's informed comment on developments in Damascus; Wal-Mart owns America; Internet hypochondria; Comic Con culture clash, and unbundling education. Dig deeper