Is the Run on the Dollar Due to Panic or Greed?

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Nov 4, 2019 Some experts believe bankers are depriving small businesses of affordable loans in order to line their own pockets. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Central Bankers’ Desperate Grab for Power

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Sep 17, 2019 Central bankers are proposing a radical economic reset that would shift even more power from governments to themselves. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Fed Choice Stephen Moore Withdraws Amid Controversy

Christopher Rugaber / The Associated Press May 2, 2019 The conservative commentator has come under scrutiny in recent weeks for a series of writings and public remarks widely deemed to be sexist. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Stephen Moore’s Economic Illiteracy Puts Us All at Risk

Marshall Auerback / Independent Media Institute Apr 3, 2019 The former Trump adviser has some profoundly misguided ideas about how to spur growth, and now he may be headed to the Federal Reserve. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Why Is the Fed Paying So Much Interest to Banks?

pedrik / Flickr Apr 1, 2019 Our financial institutions have become dangerously interconnected and vulnerable to sudden runs. Postal banking offers a safe alternative. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Universal Basic Income Is Easier Than It Looks

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Dec 27, 2018 A program to provide adults with a steady paycheck can be funded without driving up taxes or prices. Here's how it might work. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Trump’s War on the Fed

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Nov 2, 2018 In its interest rate hikes, the Fed has “gone crazy,” the president says. The same may be said of him, but is there a method to his madness? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Buoyant Stocks Lift U.S. Household Wealth, Mainly for the Affluent

CHRISTOPHER RUGABER / The Associated Press Sep 20, 2018 Although the Federal Reserve cites gains in Americans' net worth in the most recent quarter, the increases are disproportionately flowing to the richest one-tenth of the population. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Trump Could Rein In the Fed

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Jul 28, 2018 The president is not happy with Federal Reserve policy and is in a position to do something about it. But if he is going to change the makeup of the Federal Reserve Board, he must appoint people who understand how to kick-start the economy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Hamstringing of a Consumer Protection Agency

Jesse Eisinger / ProPublica Feb 16, 2018 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has quickly been subsumed into the Trump administration, and banks, student-loan agencies and payday lenders are the winners. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Dow Drops Another 1,000 Points as Selling Spreads

MARLEY JAY / The Associated Press Feb 8, 2018 The Dow and the Standard & Poor's 500 market indexes have dropped 10 percent from their all-time highs, set Jan. 26. This puts them in what Wall Street calls a correction, their first in almost two years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump’s Financial Arsonists

Nomi Prins / TomDispatch Feb 1, 2018 Nearly every regulatory institution tasked with monitoring the financial system is now run by someone who once profited from bending or breaking its rules. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )