How Trump’s Trade Policies Failed Workers

By Tom Conway / Independent Media Institute Jan 24, 2020 Despite his high-blown campaign promises, Trump has perpetuated the system he claimed he would disrupt. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.S. Adds 145,000 Jobs; Unemployment Holds at 3.5%

JOSH BOAK / The Associated Press Jan 10, 2020 The job market remains strong, although hiring and wage gains have slowed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

GM and Union Reach Tentative Deal That Could End Strike

TOM KRISHER / The Associated Press Oct 16, 2019 The offer includes "major gains" for workers who have been picketing at U.S. factories for a month, United Auto Workers officials say. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Is Tanking the American Manufacturing Industry

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jul 17, 2019 The president tips the sector, which is about 14% of the U.S. gross national product, into recession with his trade war with China. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Executives at Davos Are Eager for Automation

Ilana Novick Jan 28, 2019 Workers are warned: “They’ll never admit it in public, but many of your bosses want machines to replace you as soon as possible.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Harley-Davidson, Stung by Tariffs, Shifts Some Production Overseas

The Associated Press Jun 25, 2018 The manufacturer says European Union tariffs on motorcycles exported from the U.S. have jumped between 6 percent and 31 percent, adding $2,200 to the price of the average motorcycle sent to EU countries. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Working-Class Struggles in Southern California Symbolize Blue-Collar Blues Across America

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Sep 7, 2016 Far from the noise of the Donald Trump-Hillary Clinton brawl are painful examples of what this presidential campaign should be about: people struggling to raise their families out of poverty, send their kids to school and survive day to day. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Two Detroits, Separate and Unequal

By Laura Gottesdiener, TomDispatch Nov 17, 2014 On the brink of a new, post-bankruptcy beginning, Detroit is really two cities. One is comprised of wealthy enclaves linked to a compact, rapidly redeveloping downtown. The other is made up of the rest of the 139-square-mile urban expanse, populated by longtime residents who have fought for decades to survive in an environment that has become increasingly uninhabitable. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Juking the Job Stats

David Sirota / Truthdig Aug 9, 2014 A decade ago, as the United States hemorrhaged manufacturing jobs, the federal government considered reclassifying fast food as a manufacturing industry. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Heartland Election

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Oct 29, 2012 We still make a lot of stuff in the United States of America, and one of the good things about this election is that it is likely to be decided in the nation's industrial heartland. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Eurozone Headed for a New Recession

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 23, 2012 The eurozone is headed for another recession as its economic output shrinks again in 2012’s third quarter, economists say. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stock Market’s Wild Ride Continues

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2011 The stock market is revisiting last week's extreme volatility, with the Dow Jones average plummeting 471 points in the first two hours of trading Thursday. (more) Update: At the closing bell, the Dow was down about 419 points, 3.7 percent, to roughly 10,990. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )