Truthout
Economy & Labor
The Drought and the Coming Food Price Bubble
TIm A. Wise: US food reserves at a historic low as biofuels, climate change and speculation exacerbate food crisis.
Economic Update: “The Public’s Health and Economics”
Updates on extremes in Spain's crisis, Paul Ryan as VP candidate, US Justice Dept drops case against Goldman-Sachs, college costs crisis, and fast-rising food prices. Interview with Prof. Carles …
Trillion Dollar Tax Havens, Inequality and Recession (Part II)
James Henry: Vast amounts of money avoid taxes and productive investment.
Major Banks Help Clients Hide Trillions in Offshore Tax Havens (Part I)
James Henry: US media and politicians mostly ignore massive untaxed wealth that big banks help rich move to tax havens.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Corporations Are Bribing Foreign Government Officials, and More
In today's On the News segment: On Tuesday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that it would temporarily freeze any new licenses or renewal of licenses for nuclear power plants …
Noam Chomsky: Elections (Part One)
MIT Professor Emeritus of Linguistics Noam Chomsky on the electoral process in America.
How to Pay for Single Payer Health Insurance, Part Three
This is a continuation of our series of interviews looking at single-payer or government-run health insurance plan and focusing particularly on Maryland.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Legislation Would Place a Tax on Carbon Emissions, and More
In today's On the News segment: The world is on the brink of a major food crisis, Democratic Congressman Jim McDermott introduced legislation last week to place a tax on …
WikiLeaks in Latin America: Online Whistleblower’s Wide Impact in Region Where Assange Seeks Asylum
If Julian Assange is granted asylum in Ecuador, he will become a resident of Latin America, where the trove of classified U.S. State Department cables he strategically disseminated through …
Economic Update: “Economic Facts and Realities”
Updates on Europe's ongoing crisis, real US tax history, bank tycoon admits