When a Bank Owns 100 Oil Tankers, It Can Mess With the Price of Gas

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Nov 20, 2014 A two-year Senate investigation of the financial sector has found that banks can meddle with the economy in new and frightening ways. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Just One Hedge Fund Dodged $6 Billion in Taxes, Senate Committee Finds

Staff / Truthdig Jul 22, 2014 Sen. Carl Levin's Subcommittee on Investigations looked into some shady banking practices and reported that a hedge fund of Renaissance Technologies LLC found a clever way of cheating the IRS. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Who Are We at War With? That’s Classified

By Cora Currier, ProPublica Jul 30, 2013 In a major national security speech this spring, President Obama said again and again that the U.S. is at war with “Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and their associated forces.” So who exactly are those associated forces? It’s a secret. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Senate Votes to Keep Detention Clauses in Military Bill

Staff / Truthdig Dec 1, 2011 Pointing to the threat of terrorist groups like al-Qaida, Sen. Carl Levin and 60 of his colleagues voted Wednesday in favor of keeping provisions in the proposed National Defense Authorization Act that would grant the military the ability to detain terrorist suspects abroad and at home under controversial circumstances. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Defense Bill Proposes Indefinite Detention for American Citizens

Staff / Truthdig Nov 30, 2011 Tucked into the National Defense Authorization Act, a Pentagon spending bill set to go before the Senate for a vote this week, is a truly scary provision that would give the military the ability to lock up terrorism suspects, or those so considered by the military, without trying or charging them. Americans included. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Senate to Drop ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal

Staff / Truthdig Nov 9, 2010 Sens. Carl Levin and John McCain of the Armed Services Committee are reportedly working to shelve the legislative effort to end the military's ban on openly gay service members. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘God, What a Piece of Crap’

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 28, 2010 It was the Perry Mason moment in the unraveling of what was left of Goldman Sachs’ reputation Only in this case, it involved a grizzled former prosecutor, Sen Carl Levin, rather than a genial defense attorney . Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Fabulous Fab’ Puffed Up, Even as Senate Dresses Him Down

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2010 Calling him "short, slight and looking as though he were on a break from prep school," The Washington Post's Dana Milbank devoted his entire column Wednesday to the "arrogance" of Goldman Sachs wunderkind Fabrice "Fabulous Fab" Tourre, as well he should have done. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Senators Grill Goldman Execs About Their ‘Shitty Deal’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 27, 2010 Tuesday was not a fun day to be a top executive at Goldman Sachs Sen Carl Levin and his posse from the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations made sure of that during a lengthy interrogation session, which included quite a zinger (continued) . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What Does Blackwater Have to Do?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2010 The company formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide has been mired in scandal ever since its guards massacred some Iraqi civilians, but the government work keeps coming. Sen. Carl Levin has asked the Pentagon to think carefully about awarding a $1 billion contract to the company now known as Xe. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Blackwater Back in the Spotlight

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2010 The Senate Armed Services Committee is investigating a Blackwater subsidiary's role in the shooting of two Afghans last year. The panel also criticized the Army for not properly supervising the company. Despite a dreadful track record, Blackwater, now called Xe, continues to have contracts with the U.S. government. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Torture Report Points the Finger at Rumsfeld

Staff / Truthdig Dec 12, 2008 A bipartisan report released by Sens. Carl Levin and John McCain blames former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other high-level officials for interrogation abuses. Based on an 18-month investigation by the Senate Armed Services Committee, the report determined that prisoner abuse "was not simply the result of a few soldiers acting on their own," as the administration has claimed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )