Business & Economy

The Era of Big Potato

Katya Schwenk / The Lever Jan 3, 2025 Allegations of industry collusion in the frozen potato market reveal the new, sophisticated methods food corporations are using to keep prices high. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Robert Mueller Did Not Do His Job

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Jul 28, 2019 As the recent hearings make clear, the former special counsel had a tool at his disposal during his 22-month investigation that he refused to use. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Wasn’t the Only Candidate to Test Our Campaign Laws

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jun 17, 2019 When it comes to collecting opposition research in the 2020 presidential election, neither Democrats nor Republicans can claim innocence. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Barr, Mueller Trade Barbs as Private Rift Goes Public

ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK / The Associated Press May 1, 2019 During a heated Senate hearing, the attorney general defends his handling of the collusion probe and takes aim at its lead investigator. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Five Critical Takeaways From the Mueller Report

Bill Blum / Truthdig Apr 18, 2019 Here’s one: No one is above the law. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Julian Assange Arrested at Ecuador Embassy in London

DANICA KIRKA / The Associated Press Apr 11, 2019 If extradited to the U.S., the WikiLeaks founder faces charges related to the publication of thousands of secret government documents. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Liberals Sold Their Souls to the War Machine on Russia

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Apr 10, 2019 Vladimir Putin is an unsavory character, but the idea that he poses a direct threat to the U.S. has never been anything less than absurd. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Trump Couldn’t Have Asked for a Bigger Gift Than Russiagate

By Katie Halper Mar 29, 2019 The narrative pushed by key figures from American mainstream outlets also undermined the resistance, argue Matt Taibbi and Aaron Maté. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

Redacted Mueller Report Expected to Be Released by Mid-April

MICHAEL BALSAMO AND ERIC TUCKER / The Associated Press Mar 29, 2019 Attorney General William Barr's timeline for disclosing the report sets up a possible showdown with House Democrats. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Moving Beyond the Mueller Investigation

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Mar 28, 2019 The special counsel wasn’t ever going to do the work that now needs to happen at the grassroots level. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Mueller Report Ends a Shameful Period for the Press

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 25, 2019 The fatuous, self-serving coverage of “Russiagate” has driven one more nail in the coffin of America’s declining news operations. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Dems Grapple With Mueller’s Findings; GOP Exclaims ‘Move On’

MARY CLARE JALONICK / The Associated Press Mar 25, 2019 Democrats hold strategy sessions Monday on Robert Mueller's findings; seem likely to focus on their multiple investigations of Trump. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )