Elizabeth Warren Debunks GOP Talking Points on Minimum Wage

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 18, 2013 Sen. Elizabeth Warren continues her crusade against big financial institutions and businesses, this time tearing apart an argument by a restaurant owner who testified before a Senate panel Thursday that raising the minimum wage would force businesses like his to fire employees. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Class Warfare, Brought to You by the Muppets

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2011 This just in: The Muppets are brainwashing your children with liberal, anti-corporate messages, according to this astute analysis conducted by objective reporter Eric Bolling of Fox News' "Follow the Money" propagandafest business broadcast. "Where are we, communist China?" he wonders. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

It’s a Good Time to Be a Corporation

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2011 With the American corporations in Standard & Poor's 500-stock index holding a record $960 billion in hard cash and taxes on corporate profits the lowest they have been since the 1950s, the Obama administration appears ready to give them even more in the way of economic breaks. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Eyeing the 2012 Race, Obama’s Top Regulator Cozies Up to Business

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2011 In a time of critical problems such as climate change and high unemployment, Barack Obama's regulatory czar is busy trying to secure the president's re-election by indulging the anti-regulatory appetites of gluttonous corporations, according to a report by Dan Froomkin. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Live Chat: Robert Scheer on Obama and Big Business (Update: Video)

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jul 16, 2010 If you missed Robert Scheer discussing with readers his latest column, on Obama and big business, or you just want to relive the excitement, you can read the full transcript here. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )