Robert Reich / TruthdigJul 9, 2019
Dismantling our new Gilded Age requires bold political action, but first the public must know the truth about how our economy really works. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigJul 6, 2019
The senior Bush was held to one term in large part because of domestic problems generated by his predecessor's "voodoo economics." Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigNov 1, 2018
Yes, the market is booming, but 84 percent of it is owned by the richest 10 percent. Most Americans are struggling to make ends meet. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Robert Reich / TruthdigSep 10, 2018
Deregulation is just another form of trickle-down economics in which the gains go to the top and the rest of us bear all the risk. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigAug 14, 2018
The benefits go to the corporate executives and major investors, while the costs and risks land on the rest of us. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alex Henderson / AlterNetFeb 5, 2018
The superrich won't acknowledge that lower-income earners are caught in an expensive, vicious cycle. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Claire Galofaro / The Associated PressDec 27, 2017
Whenever bad news registers in this part of Appalachia, the president isn't blamed—because the allegiance of those here is as much emotional as it is economic. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
By JONATHAN LEMIRE and STEPHEN OHLEMACHER / The Associated PressDec 16, 2017
He suggests the plan, expected to pass in Congress in coming days, could lead to explosive growth. But many economists are doubtful, and critics warn of its effect on the U.S. debt. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 21, 2017
The Massachusetts senator discusses the hottest topics in American politics with the "Late Show" host. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigOct 15, 2017
Don’t fall for supply-side, trickle-down nonsense. Lower taxes on the rich don’t generate growth and jobs. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Robert Reich / RobertReich.orgDec 4, 2016
The president-elect has shown no interest in changing rules that for more than three decades have imposed unrelenting pressure on American companies to cut their payrolls by shipping jobs abroad or replacing them with automated machinery. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 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 )
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