Chinese Workers Are Not the Enemy

Moshe Adler / Truthdig Jan 19, 2011 American workers need jobs and access to the Chinese market, and Chinese workers need jobs and technology. Volvo provides a model of how we can make both sides happy. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Gulag Prisoners of Pennsylvania

Moshe Adler / Truthdig Jan 19, 2011 In a recent story titled "A Push to Privatize Pennsylvania Liquor Stores," New York Times reporter Katharine Seelye described a state-owned liquor store in Forest City, Pa, that ran out of eggnog before Christmas and concluded that customers of these stores are "like prisoners in the gulag" (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Elites Are Having a Tea Party

Moshe Adler / Truthdig Nov 11, 2010 Taxes are the best weapon against the kind of self-perpetuating Ivy League elitism so despised by the tea party. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cuba by the Numbers

Moshe Adler / Truthdig Sep 30, 2010 Fidel Castro recently told The Atlantic that the Cuban model does not work anymore, not even for Cuba. But according to statistics collected by none other than the CIA, the Cuban model has actually worked very well. Fidel Castro recently said the Cuban model does not work anymore, but according to CIA statistics, it has actually worked very well. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Happy Days Aren’t Here Again

Moshe Adler / Truthdig May 18, 2010 Don't be fooled by newspaper reports claiming that higher unemployment is somehow good news -- it isn't. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pitting Worker Against Worker

BLANK May 1, 2010 In this May Day special feature, economist Moshe Adler argues that the answer to our immigration, labor and broader economic problems is more immigration and more welfare for all. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Borrowing While Poor

Moshe Adler / Truthdig Apr 21, 2010 Why should a poor borrower be held more responsible than a rich borrower for the default of another poor borrower? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why You Should Want to Pay Higher Taxes

Moshe Adler / Truthdig Apr 15, 2010 The notion that taxes are bad for the middle class is akin to the notion that cigarette smoking is harmless, and it should be dealt with by similar means. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )