Former Fed Chair Paul Volcker Warns About US Becoming a Plutocracy
Paul Volcker had a historic role in shaping the US economy over several decades, but increasingly he has been warning about an out of control financial sector that is dominating…
US Unemployment Rate Hits 50-Year Low: What Does the Number Reveal and Conceal?
September’s unemployment rate dropped to a 50-year low, but what is behind this statistic, how does it affect ordinary citizens, and can Trump take credit for the drop? We discuss…
Student Debt Dogs Millennials for a Lifetime and Drags Down the Economy
The student debt problem is exploding, growing three times as fast as any other kind of debt, yet the Trump administration is making it more difficult for students to seek…
A Blueprint for Linking Trade to Full Employment and Domestic Industrialization (Pt 2/2)
Think hard about the relevance of the 1948 Havana Charter for addressing the imbalances and inequities of the 21st century global economy says Richard Kozul-Wright noting that with the rise…
Systematized Tax Evasion: Cheating Competition
James Henry, economist and tax attorney, speaks at the forum, “Destroying the Myths of Market Fundamentalism,†held in Washington DC, on October 19, 2018 Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and…
The IMF is at it Again in Argentina’s Economic Crisis
Now that Argentina received the International Monetary Fund’s largest loan ever, of $56 billion, it is recommending more austerity, which, as the data so far shows, will only prolong the…
UDHR: Setting Limits On Power Still Pending Since 1948
An attentive review of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights suggests that 70 years on we have not fully averted the kinds of mistakes that the drafters of the…
A Green New Deal for India?
A new report from the Political Economy Research Institute puts forth a proposal to boost equity while lowering carbon emissions. Shouvik Chakraborty, an author of the report, explains. Visit https://therealnews.com…
Canceling India’s Preferential Trade Status with the US Would Backfire
Washington says India has been the world’s largest beneficiary of preferential trade status. If trade benefits are abolished, the country will have to pay customs duties on products worth 5.6…
Unemployment is Down – Why Aren’t Wages Up?
In the recent jobs report, employment increased rapidly, but wage growth slowed down. Why? Gerald Epstein joins Paul Jay Watch full series https://therealnews.com/series/why-arent-wages-up Subscribe to our page and support our…
Will Trump’s Trade Wars Raise Wages?
Are the trade negotiations with china and the rewriting of NAFTA aimed at raising wages or profits? Gerald Epstein joins Paul Jay Watch full series https://therealnews.com/series/why-arent-wages-up Subscribe to our page…
Trump’s Fed Nominee Has “Far Out Ideas,” But Criticism of the Fed is Important
Stephen Moore, Trump’s new nominee for the Federal Reserve Board, has some wacky ideas, but is correct about the need to keep interest rates low, says CEPR’s Mark Weisbrot Subscribe…
Rising Expenses and Stagnant Incomes Squeezes Middle Class Everywhere
A new study by the OECD shows that particularly millennials and the US middle class is being squeezed by expenses that rise faster than their incomes, but the phenomenon is…
Trump Up in Polls; Who Benefits From Economic Growth?
GDP growth up, stock market up, will the economic expansion continue and who are the winners? Dean Baker and Randall Wray join host Paul Jay Subscribe to our page and…
Biden’s Real Union & Labor Track Record
Biden has presented himself as a friend of unions. But does he have a record of showing up for workers? Kamau Franklin and Jeff Cohen discuss his record with host…
What Future for the UK with One-Third of Children in Poverty?
Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur, says the alarming rise of poverty in the UK is deliberate–and so too in the US Subscribe to our page and support our work at…
How to Save the World from Financialization
Labour Party advisor and author Grace Blakeley discusses her just released book, Stolen: How to Save the world from Financialization Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate.…
Great Employment Numbers: 44% of Fully Employed Make $18,000 a Year or Less
Beneath the rosy employment report lives a reality of low-paying part-time and temporary work with no benefits or security. Director/Video Editor: Will Arenas Audio Engineer: Cameron Granadino Visual Producer: Andrew…
Who Would Really Be Sacrificed To Save The Economy From COVID-19?
Whose families do the high priests of capitalism really intend to sacrifice to their god of money? Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This…
Wall Street Before Main Street: COVID-19 Relief Plans Will Hurt Workers
What relief will American workers get after the government poured $2.2 trillion into banks and businesses? Economist Dr. Jack Rasmus explains why the bailout for workers needs to be as…
1.7 Million Jobs In Arab Region At Risk From Coronavirus
A UN brief warns about economic collapse, expecting a $42 billion decline in GDP and trillions of dollars lost to the private sector in an area already ravaged by inequality,…
Corporations Are Protecting Their Profits From COVID-19, Not Their Workers
Trump is offering big business billions of dollars as the pandemic spreads, and almost nothing for their stranded employees. But real protection for workers has to be much more than…
A Just Reopening Prioritizes People Over Profits
As Trump’s “reopening” endangers lives, Democrats must advance policy that gives working people something to fight for, argues In These Times’ Sarah Lazare. Director/Video Editor: Will Arenas Visual Producer: Andrew…
Police Repression Backfires As Protests Multiply
Professor Lester Spence argues America is facing two pandemics: COVID-19 and political policing. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended…
Stop trying to revive local economies with prisons
Closing prisons and reducing the incarcerated population should be a good thing, but when local economies become dependent on the prison industry it creates many perverse incentives for keeping our…
Workers Strike Back coalition for a $25 min wage & more w/Kshama Sawant | The Chris Hedges Report
After over a decade on Seattle City Council, socialist Kshama Sawant is launching a national coalition called Workers Strike Back to fight for wages, universal healthcare, LGBTQ rights, a clean…