Democrats Call for a Nation of ‘Shared Prosperity’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 10, 2012 Last time on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Bill Clinton said the Democrats stand for "a nation of shared opportunities, shared prosperity and shared responsibilities." Also on the show: voter disenfranchisement and a report from the Syrian border. Dig deeper

Democrats Call for a Nation of ‘Shared Prosperity’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 10, 2012 Last time on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Bill Clinton said the Democrats stand for "a nation of shared opportunities, shared prosperity and shared responsibilities" Also on the show: voter disenfranchisement and a report from the Syrian bordercom/avbooth/category/truthdig_radio/" title="Truthdig Radio">Truthdig Radio: Bill Clinton said the Democrats stand for "a nation of shared opportunities, shared prosperity and shared responsibilities. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Great Carbon Bubble

By Bill McKibben, TomDispatch Feb 8, 2012 If we could see the world with a particularly illuminating set of spectacles, one of its most prominent features at the moment would be a giant carbon bubble, whose bursting someday will make the housing bubble of 2007 look like a lark.At the moment, one of the world's most prominent features is a giant carbon bubble, whose bursting someday will make the housing bubble of 2007 look like a lark. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Where Are They Now: Corporate Democrat Edition

Staff / Truthdig Jun 8, 2011 Birch Evans "Evan" Bayh III, darling of conservative Democrats, left the Senate to find "better ways to serve my fellow citizens." So far he has signed on as a Fox News contributor and Chamber of Commerce lobbyist. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Judging Obama’s Relaunch

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Feb 10, 2011 Is President Obama a friend of business or a critic of business? The answer: Yes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Gets ‘Neighborly’ With Chamber of Commerce

Staff / Truthdig Feb 8, 2011 The president continued to cuddle up to corporate America with a visit to the Chamber of Commerce. Ezra Klein breaks down Obama's pro-business history and digests the speech's significance (or lack thereof) here. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Rise of Sewer Money

Joe Conason / Truthdig Oct 28, 2010 In New York, there is a traditional name for the kind of anonymous cash now cascading into the American electoral process. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Chamber Fills Its Pot o’ Gold

Staff / Truthdig Oct 23, 2010 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has been a bastion of pro-business, anti-environment and anti-labor ideology since its founding in 1912. And so it is unsurprising that modern-day corporations have donated millions upon millions to the Chamber to fight such perilous things as, say, security requirements on chemical facilities. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chamber of Commerce Goes on a Political Shopping Spree

Staff / Truthdig Oct 8, 2010 The pro-business and, more often than not, pro-Republican group is spending $10 million on TV ads this week alone, and it doesn't have to say who is paying for any of it. The ads, part of a reported $75 million campaign to shake up Congress, represent the biggest one-week spending spree by a non-party group, reports AP. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Immigration Reform Is Good for Big Business

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jul 20, 2010 Among the most powerful interests backing immigration reform are the conservative, capitalistic US Chamber of Commerce, fast-food restaurant chains and big agribusiness firms Among the most powerful interests backing immigration reform are the U . Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Obama Pushes Consumer Watchdog Agency

Staff / Truthdig Oct 10, 2009 President Barack Obama went on the offense Friday to reassert the need for a new consumer watchdog agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, to keep tabs on financial institutions and to keep consumers from getting caught up in more mortgage disasters and high-interest credit card schemes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )