Carlos LozadaNov 17, 2017
Harvard Law professor Cass Sunstein has written a concise, enlightening and argumentative outline for getting rid of presidents. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 18, 2015
In their new book “Phishing for Phools: The Economics of Manipulation & Deception,” George Akerloff and Robert Shiller merge psychology with economics to give “a broader account of how and why markets produce economic harm." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Eyal Press, TomDispatchMar 7, 2012
What’s worse: to be persecuted and indicted for trying to expose an act of wrongdoing? Or -- like so many in the corporate and financial world -- to be ignored for doing so? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigSep 3, 2011
Fearing reduced chances for re-election by a public angry about mass unemployment, President Obama walked away from a nationwide plan to strengthen air quality standards after business interests lobbied aggressively in opposition. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 22, 2011
Essayist, Yale English professor and TomDispatch contributor David Bromwich takes a careful accounting of the "sacked" and "saved" members of the Obama administration in an attempt to reveal the similarities between his presidency and George W. Bush's. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 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 )
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