Business & Economy

AFL/CIO Debate Roundup

Staff / Truthdig Aug 9, 2007 Miss Tuesday night's AFL-CIO Democratic debate? Or just want to relive the magic? Well, either way, you're in luck -- John Harrison at TheLargestMinority.com has put together a blow-by-blow video montage and summary for your viewing and reading pleasure. Go to the inside page to check it all out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Radio for the People

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Aug 8, 2007 The FCC is providing a once-in-a-generation opportunity for local noncommercial radio. With tycoons like Rupert Murdoch snatching up more trophies for his media empire, local alternatives are needed now more than ever. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Out How: The Economics of Ending Wars

Staff / Truthdig Jul 27, 2007 In this 10-point essay, originally delivered as a speech at the 2007 conference of the Allied Social Science Association, economics expert Dr. Intriligator tallies up the astronomical costs of the Iraq war (one estimation put the price tag for the war at $2.267 trillion) and rips apart the Bush administration's list of purported "benefits." Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Children’s Healthcare Is a No-Brainer

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jul 25, 2007 Republican and Democratic senators have reached agreement on a measure that would boost healthcare coverage for millions of poor children, but President Bush has vowed to veto the win-win legislation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Murdoch May Be What’s Best for Wall Street Journal

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jul 24, 2007 Could the veteran of rough-and-tumble tabloid journalism with dubious ethics be the only appropriate buyer for the fabled newspaper? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Failing America’s Neediest Children

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Jul 19, 2007 Why does the Bush administration want to orphan the State Children's Health Insurance Program, one of the few programs that both Democrats and Republicans have claimed as a wild success since the Clinton days? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

While Europeans Holiday, Americans Toil

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Jul 10, 2007 It's a fact: Americans enjoy less vacation time than their European counterparts. But shorter vacations, longer work weeks and skimpy sick leaves add up -- not to greater upward mobility for U.S. workers, but rather a burned-out workforce earning less than preceding generations. Saner government policies are clearly needed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bill Moyers Lets Loose on Rupert Murdoch

Staff / Truthdig Jul 2, 2007 Media icon Bill Moyers objects not just to Rupert Murdoch's politics but to the damage he says the mogul has done to the ailing Fourth Estate And in this critique, the venerable journalist doesn't hold back: "If Rupert Murdoch were the angel Gabriel, you still wouldn't want him owning the sun, the moon and the stars But Rupert Murdoch is no saint He is to propriety what the Marquis de Sade was to chastity". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘SiCKO’: Michael Moore’s Prescription for Change

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jun 20, 2007 Michael Moore screened his new film, "SiCKO," on Father's Day at a special New York event honoring Sept. 11 first responders. Moore spoke of their heroism and recognized their role in the film. "SiCKO" is about the broken U.S. healthcare system. Case in point: the 9/11 rescue workers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Pop-Tart Chronicles

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Jun 19, 2007 Food companies that market obesity-inducing products to young children are taking a lesson from big tobacco and getting ahead of the lawsuit curve. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Air American History

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2007 Air America, the progressive radio network, celebrates its relaunch with a look back on the good and the bad, plus a preview of what's to come and a shout-out from Bill Clinton. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Beware Murdoch’s ‘Necessary Promises’

Joe Conason / Truthdig May 17, 2007 While Rupert Murdoch is as conscious of his image as any other legendary villain, he also seems to possess a sense of humor -- or at least somebody around him does. Early in his ongoing bid to take over Dow Jones Publishing and The Wall Street Journal, a Murdoch spokesman said that the media mogul would reassure those who may fear for the paper's independence and integrity with all of the "necessary promises." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )