Truthout
Economy
|
The Van Hollen Plan Takes on Soaring CEO Pay: A Debate We Need to Have
Taxpayers are subsidizing ever-larger executive pay packages while their own wages stagnate.
|
William Rivers Pitt | Life, Liberty, Happiness: Health, Food, Shelter
We can be so much more than we are.
Henry A. Giroux: Searching for Radical Democracy in the Ruins of Capitalism’s Economic Depravity
We can't just wait for neoliberal economics to tear apart society and then build from scratch.
|
“Vivre ensemble.” And Now What?
Monsters are not born from nothing. To hate the monster is to combat that which gives it birth.
Economic Update: Austerity Ends in Greece?
In this episode, we interview professor Peter Bratsis on the upcoming Greek election and ongoing struggles to end austerity.
Richard Wolff on the Greek Crisis, Austerity and a Post-Capitalist Future
The economist debunks claims that the Greek economy is recovering and proposes a post-capitalist future for Greece and the world.
|
An Economic Bounce, Not a Boom
The recent economic uptick in the United States is not a boom, and comparisons to the 1990s are insane.
|
The Robots Are Coming! Let’s Make Them Work for the Workers
Rather than causing unemployment and inequality, technological advancements could mean less work and higher living standards.
Greece, Europe and the Neoliberal Nightmare: Is There a Way Out?
Under the bailout terms imposed by the EU and IMF, Greece is experiencing a traumatic situation comparable to wartime.
Democrats’ Plan for Financial Transactions Tax Would Bring Financial Markets Into 21st Century
A proposed financial transactions tax is a move towards establishing a 21st century structure for financial markets.